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30 Cards in this Set
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abrogate
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repeal, annul, or abolish (a law or custom)
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paroxysm
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sudden attack or outburst; convulsion, spasm, throe, seizure
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avuncular
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like or of an uncle; kind and friendly, especially toward a younger person
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obdurate
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stubborn; hardened against persuasion or influence; obstinate
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badinage
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humorous or playful ridicule
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persiflage
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light raillery; banter
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canard
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unfounded rumor or story
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perspicacity
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mental penetration or discernment
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chary
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caution, way; sparing, ungenerous
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recondite
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abstruse, little known, obscure
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chicanery
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clever but misleading talk; trickery
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specious
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plausible but wrong
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cognizant
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having knowledge or being aware of
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asseverate
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declare solemnly
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cognoscenti
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people who have expert knowledge in a subject
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nugatory
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of little or no consequence; trifling, inconsequential
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concatenation
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link or chain
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nostrum
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a questionable remedy or scheme; panacea
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concomitant
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going together, associated/accompanying thing
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mendacious
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lying, untruthful
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discomfit
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disconcert or baffle;thwart
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insouciant
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carefree, unconcerned
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encomium
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glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise
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quibble
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to evade the point of an argument by raising trivial objections about words
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exigency
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urgent need or demand
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arable
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suitable for crop production
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febrile
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of or relating to fever
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vortex
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whirlwind, tempest
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desuetude
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state of disuse
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effrontery
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impudent audacity; arrogance, rudeness
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