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47 Cards in this Set
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cajole (v)
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to persuade w/ flattery
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exhort (v)
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to urge strongly
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wheedle (v
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to influence w/ flattery
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goad (v)
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to urge into action
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spur (v)
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to urge into action
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prerequisite (n)
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a requirement
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tactile (adj)
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able to be sensed by touch
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gustatory (adj)
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sense of taste
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discern (v)
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to sense keenly
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palpable (v)
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detectable by touch
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putrid (adj)
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rotten
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aural (adj)
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sense of hearing
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curtail (v)
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to make less
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impediment (n)
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a hindrance
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stymie (v)
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an obstacle
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destitute (adj)
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penniless
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frugal (adj)
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economical
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remuneration (n)
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payment for services
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improvident (adj)
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failure to provide for future
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parsimony (n)
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excessive thritiness
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venal (adj)
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able to be bribed
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pauper (n)
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poor individual
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perquisite (n)
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payment recieved in additon to wages
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insolvent (adj)
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bankrupt
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pecuniary (adj)
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pertaining to money
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harbinger (n)
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precursor
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augur (v)
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to predict the future
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premonition (n)
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a forewarning
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portend (v)
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to give advance warning
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prescient (adj)
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having knowledge of future events
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clairvoyant (n)
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one with great foresight
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portent (n)
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an omen of a future event
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prophetic (adj)
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able to tell future
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bode (v)
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an omen
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decrepit (adj)
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worn out from old age or use
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antiquated (adj)
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obsolete
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antediluvian (adj)
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very old
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defunct (adj)
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no longer in existence
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dilapidated (adj)
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worn out
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threadbare (adj)
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shabby
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contrite (adj)
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repentant
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lament (v)
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to mourn
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ignominy (n)
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humiliation
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pathos (n)
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pity
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penitent (adj)
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remorse for actions
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poignant (adj)
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sharp emotional response
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antipathy (n)
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strong feelings against something
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