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50 Cards in this Set
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sully
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to dirty or tarnish, epecially by disgracing
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sullen
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showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people
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repose
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relaxation; a state of rest
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emphatic
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done or expressed with force
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hectic
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characterized by intense activity
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canard
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a false report
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concerted
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planned or accomplished together
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coax
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to persuade or obtain by pleading or flattery
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scion
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an heir; a descendant
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defer
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to delay; to put off
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sinecure
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a paid position that requires little or no work
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forlorn
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appearing sad because abandoned; in pitiful conditiono; almost without hope
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connote
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to imply something beyond a literal meaning
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precarious
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dangerously insecure or unstable
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largess
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generosity in giving gifts
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crevice
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a crack or narrow fissure
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doctrine
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a set of principles (religious, political, etc.); a rule of law, esp. as established by precedent
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oasis
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a fertile place in a desert due to the presence of water; any place or thing offering relief from difficulty or dullness
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oblivious
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unaware
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improvise
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to do without preparation
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propaganda
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material distributed by those in favor of a specific cause and reflecting their poinit of view
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disconsolate
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extremely unhappy; seemingly beyond comforting
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lineage
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direct descent from an ancestor; derivation
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pulpit
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a podium used for preaching
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invoke
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to call upon; to appeal to, as for confirmation; to summon
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hierarchy
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a ranking according to status or ability; a group having authority
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bondage
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slavery; servitude
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vie
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to compete
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manifest
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obvious; very clear; evident
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herald
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to bear news; to announce
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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage relationships
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placid
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calm, undisturbed
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redress
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to set right; to remedy
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posterity
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future generations
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feat
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an act or accomplishment showing skill
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menial
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lowly or servant-like
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robust
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strong and full of health
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opportunist
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one who takes advantage of every opportunity, whether or not it is moral to do so
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assert
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to state confidently
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tableau
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a striking, dramatic scene or picture
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revere
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to honor
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recur
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to repeat; to occur again
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emulate
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to copy someone; to imitate
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prevail
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to triumph over; to be or become most common
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haughty
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stuck-up; arrogant; snobbish
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wake
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track of turbulence left by something moving through water (or figuratively, anything that has passed)
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recede
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to go back; to withdraw
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tandem
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a relationship between two people or things involving cooperative action
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paradigm
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an example; a model
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magnanimous
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generous; noble in mind
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