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60 Cards in this Set
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approbation
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praise
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assuage
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to make easier
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coalition
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a combination
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decadence
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decline; excessive over-indulgence
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elicit
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to draw forth
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expostulate
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to protest
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hackneyed
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over-used
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hiatus
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a gap, opening, or break
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innuendo
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a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
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intercede
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to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a go-between
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jaded
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wearied, worn out, dulled
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lurid
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causing shock, horror, or revulsion; lack of restraint
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meritorious
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worthy
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petulant
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peevish, easily irritated
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prerogative
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a special right
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provincial
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narrow-minded
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simulate
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to imitate
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transcend
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to rise above
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umbrage
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offense, resentment
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unctuous
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fatty, oily; excessively smug
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ameliorate
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to improve
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aplomb
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poise, asurance
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bombastic
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overblown in language
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callow
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lacking experience, immature
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drivel
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saliva or mucus
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epitome
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a summary; an archetype
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exhort
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to urge strongly
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ex officio
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by virtue of holding a certain office
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infringe
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to violate, trespass
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ingratiate
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to make oneself agreeable
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interloper
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an intruder
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intrinsic
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essential, inherent, organic
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inveigh
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to make a violent attack in words
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lassitude
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lack of energy
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millenium
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period of 1,000 years; a period of great joy, prosperity, or peace
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occult
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mysterious, magical; to hide
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permeate
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to spread through, penetrate
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precipitate
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to fall as moisture; reckless; to provoke
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stringent
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strict; bitter in taste
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surmise
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to guess; an idea that lacks proof
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abominate
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to have intense hatred for
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acculturation
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the blending of cultures
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adventitious
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accidental; not essential
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ascribe
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to assign or refer to
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circuitous
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roundabout
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commiserate
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to sympathize with
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enjoin
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to direct; to prohibit
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expedite
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to make easy
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expiate
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to make ammends; to ward off
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ferment
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a state of excitement; to produce alcohol
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vitriolic
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bitter
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wheedle
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to use flattery
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peculate
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to steal
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proclivity
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a natural tendency
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sangfroid
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composure or coolness
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seditious
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resistant to lawful authority
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tenuous
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thin; lacking clarity; vague
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noncommittal
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not decisive
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inadvertant
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unintentional; accidental
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nominal
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not real
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