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49 Cards in this Set
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penchant
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a strong and continued inclination
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steppe
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a broad landscape without trees in northern climates
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abeyance
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the condition of being temporarily being suspended
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spurious
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fake or false; not valid
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fortuitous
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happening by chance; lucky
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enfranchise
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to grant rights or freedom
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taciturn
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reserved, not talkative
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lithe
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limber, graceful, bending easily
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nascent
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beginning to come to existence
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enigma
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a puzzling or inexplicable person or scenario
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convalescence
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the time period during which someone regains health after sickness or injury
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inexorable
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not changed by any method, impossible to persuade
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epistle
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a letter, a missive
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beleaguer
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to surround with problems
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derivative
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something derived from a secondary source
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contravene
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to work against, to oppose
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indolent
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wishing to avoid activity or labor
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quell
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to put to an end; to relieve fears or anxiety
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poignant
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profoundly affecting; touching
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anthology
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a book that collects various literary compositions that have something in common, such as form or time period. A collection of the various writings of one author.
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conundrum
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a difficult problem
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exigent
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requiring immediate attention
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vociferous
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calling or crying out, especially for attention
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specious
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appearing likely or true, but really false
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arbitrary
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determined without reason or law but by chance or impulse
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malleable
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capable of being molded or changed
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sublime
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majestic enough to inspire admiration or awe
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perfunctory
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without any interest or enthusiasm
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predilection
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an inclination toward something or someone
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expiate
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to make amends
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hackneyed
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something that has lost it’s impact through overuse; unoriginal
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disparage
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to speak of in a way that lessens the value of something
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fiasco
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a total failure or disaster
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torpor
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sluggishness
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exculpate
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to release from a charge of guilt or blame
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flippant
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frivolous or not showing respect
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inchoate
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not fully developed, unfinished
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abjure
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to reject under oath
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coalesce
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to combine into a whole, to blend or come together
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ambivalence
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the inability to make a decision; constant fluctuation
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acquit
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to clear from an accusation; declare not guilty
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mitigate
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to make less severe, to take the edge off
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vindicate
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to give clearance, especially from accusation, suspicion, or blame. To justify.
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illicit
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contrary to social value or morality
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satiate
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to fully gratify
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stagnate
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to be motionless or stale, to stop progressing
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indulgent
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permissive, tolerant
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differential
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relating to or based on differences
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emulate
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to imitate someone in an effort to do even better
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