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101 Cards in this Set
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incontrovertible
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unquestionable
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dupe
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someone who is easily fooled
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spurious
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not genuine; fake
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denigrate
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to belittle
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vindicate
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to justify
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decry
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to speak of disparagingly
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defiance
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a daring/bold resistance to authority/any opposing force
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deleterious
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harmful
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rigidity
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hard; not flexible
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multifarious
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diverse
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byzantine
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highly complicated
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reconcile
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to settle or resolve
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demeaning
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to lower in dignity
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unmarred
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unblemished; lacking faults
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hallowed
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blessed; venerated
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mar
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to ruin
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clandestine
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private; surreptitious
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doctrinaire
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a person inflexibly attached to a practice/theory wihtout regard to its practicality
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liberality
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being generous
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intrasigence
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refusing to agree or compromise
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fundamentalism
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strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles
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periphery
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the external boundary of an area
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zenith
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the peak
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paradigm
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a set of all the inflectional forms of a word or of one of its grammatical categories. ex: boy's, boys, boys'
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inception
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the beginning/start
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provincial
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narrow minded; self centered; limited in perspective
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prophetic
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having the function or powers of a prophet
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expatriate
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to send into exile
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insidiously
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acting in a seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect
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espouse
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to marry
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expropriate
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to transfer another's property to oneself
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affable
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pleasantly easy to approach and talk to
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stoic
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unemotional person
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cordial
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courteous
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dilatory
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tending to delay or procrastinate
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incompetent
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incapable; unqualified
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obtrusive
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blatant
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promulgate
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to announce/declare
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enfranchised
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to endow with the rights of citizenship
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congenial
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compatible
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pilfer
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to steal, esp. in small quantities
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penchant
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a strong like for something
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elitist
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pride in belonging to a select or favored group
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perquisite
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a tip
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monarchical
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pertaining to a monarchy(absolute ruler)
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infatuate
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to cause to behave foolishly
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prestige
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having and showing success
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indistinct
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not clearly marked or defined
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irreverance
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lack of respect
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clientele
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a body of customers or patrons
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insightful
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apprehending the true nature of a thing
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comprehensive
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covering or involving much
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permeate
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penetrate
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varnish
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to give a superficially pleasing appearance to "to varnish the truth"
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florid
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1. having a red/flushed complexion
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appraisal
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assessment
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resilient
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recovering readily from illness
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malleable
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capable of being shaped or formed
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diffident
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not having confidence; reserved; self-conscious
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laconic
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expressing a lot in a few words; concise
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propagate
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to spread from person to person
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perspicacious
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clever
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phlegmatic
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slow; undemonstrative
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sedate
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calm; quiet; composed
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propitious
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favorable
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incense
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the odor that is produced when something is burned
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winnow
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to blow upon; fan
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overhaul
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to make necessary repairs on; resotre to serviceable condition
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finagle
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to trick
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swindle
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to obtain by fraud or deceit; n: a fraud
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voluminous
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having great volume/size
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debilitate
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to weaken
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dispatch
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to send off; dismiss
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amalgam
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a mixture of mercury with other metals/nonmetals
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estrangement
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to turn away in feeling or affection; parting
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occlude
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to close or shut
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ebullient
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overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement
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irate
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angry; enrated
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renown
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fame
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belabor
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to explain, worry about, or work at something repeatedly or more than is necessary
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docile
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obedient; readily traned or taught
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scope
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extent or range of view/outlook
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supple
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flexible
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repertory
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a store or stock of things available
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expend
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to spend up; consume
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libel
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to misrepresent damagingly
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cacophony
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a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds
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rehash
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reiterate
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barrage
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militarily-a heavy barrier of artillery. OR an overwhelming amount of blows or criticisms as of words. ex: a barrage of questions)
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paucity
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shortage
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motley
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diversity; variation; ex: a motley crowd
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languid
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lacking in spirit or interest
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amass
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to collect or gather
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gratuitous
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voluntary
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concordance
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agreement
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aberration
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differing from the ordinary/usual course
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derision
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ridicule
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filibuster
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U.S. Politics: to delay legislation by irregular or obstructive tactics, esp by making long speeches
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gerrymander
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Politics: the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible
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solace
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comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble
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hyperbole
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extreme exaggeration
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