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97 Cards in this Set
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amicable
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friendly
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amenable
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capable of being persuaded
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feasible
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practicable
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credible
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believable
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creditable
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praiseworthy
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culpable
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blameworthy
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delectable
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delightful
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equable
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steady or even
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estimable
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worthy of high regard
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habitable
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capable of being lived in
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dexterity (n.)
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skill in using the hands or body
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dermatology
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the study of the skin
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feline
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cat-like
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demagogic
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unprincipled political agitation
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equilibrium
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stability or balance
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edict
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a proclamation
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ambidextrous
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able to use both hands
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dictum
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an authoritative statement
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decimate
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to destroy a large part
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enamored
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enflamed with love
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filial (adj.)
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of a son or daughter
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endemic
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peculiar to a specific area
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decant
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to gently pour off
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deduce
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to infer or conclude
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demise
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death
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decadent
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characterized by deterioration
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deterrent
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something that prevents or discourages
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delegate (v.)
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to give authority over to another
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detraction
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defamation or slander
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derision
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ridicule or scorn
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defray
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to pay
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debase
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to lower in character or quality
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declivity (n.)
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a downward slope
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anthropology
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the study of man
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bilingual
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speaking two languages
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credence
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reliance on the truth of something
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anachronism
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something out of its proper time
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biennial
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occuring once every two years
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circumstantial
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dependent on circumstances
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credulous
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easily deceived, gullible
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chronically
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all the time, habitually
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misanthropic
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hating mankind
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circumlocution
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a roundabout verbal expression, softening a blunt expression
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credo
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a set of professed beliefs
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carnivore
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flesh-eating animals
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emanate
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to flow forth
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excoriate
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to strip off
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extenuate
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to excuse the faults of
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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evolve
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to work out or develop gradually
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exacerbate
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to aggravate
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emit
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to give out
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evasive
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elusive, dodging
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effeminate
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womanish
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egregious
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very bad
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digress
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to wander away from the main topic
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regress
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to go backward
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transgress
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to sin
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gratis
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free of charge
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inherent
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inborn
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incoherent
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lacking logical connection
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eject
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to throw out
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dejection
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lowness of spirits
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interjection
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a one-word exclamation
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enjoin
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to order
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juncture
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a point in time
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deferential
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respectful
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preference
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a choosing of one thing over another
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reference
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direction of the attention to one thing or person
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referendum
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a popular vote
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transferal
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moving something to another place
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reflex
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an involuntary movement
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inflection
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modulation of the voice
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influx
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a flowing in
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effluence
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a flowing out
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fluctuation
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continual change
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infraction
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the breaking of the law
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chagrin
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feeling of disappointment and embarrassment
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belligerent
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warlike, someone who likes to fight or battle
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profuse
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giving freely in large amounts
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indignant
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strong displeasure at something unjust
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vicissitude
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a change in the course of something
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oxymoron
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a group of words that produce a self-contradicting effect
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antagonist
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an adversary
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precarious
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unstable or insecure
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nefarious
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wicked or vile
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irrevocable
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not to be revoked
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invariably
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always, habitually
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queue
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line, row
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intermittent
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irregular, alternating
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luminous
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glowing, shining
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scrounge
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beg, borrow
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pathos
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sorrow, sadness
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remonstrance
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a presentation of reasons for being opposed to something
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intimidate
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scared, frightened
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salutation
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a greeting
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decipher
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to figure out, understand
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