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50 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
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accede
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to yield to; to assume office or dignity
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ambidexterous
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ability to use both hands equally well
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ascertain
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to find out
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benevolent
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kindly; charitable
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clemency
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mercy; humaneness, mildness, moderateness
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extirpate
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to tear up by the roots; destroy totally
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fortitude
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courage in facing difficulties
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impetus
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a moving force; impulse, stimulus
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implicate
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to involve in; connect with or be related to
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inclement
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stormy; harsh
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infallible
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free from terror; absolutely dependable
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inopportune
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coming at a bad time; not appropriate
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multifarious
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having great variety; numerous and diverse
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omniscient
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knowing everything; unlimited awareness
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parsimonious
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stingy; misery; meager
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punitive
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inflicting or aiming at punishment
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quintessence
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the purest essence or from of something; most typical example
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobediant
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repose
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to rest; lie; place/ relaxation; peace of mind; calmness
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solace
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comfort; relief/ to comfort, console
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stolid
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not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull and unresponsive
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supercilious
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proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling
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unfeigned
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sincere, real, without pretense
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vociferous
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loud and noisy; compelling attention
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discern
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to see clearly, recognize
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animosity
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strong dislike; bitter hostility
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brandished
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to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
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altruistic
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unselfish, concerned
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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obsolete
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out of use; no longer in use
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explicit
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definite, clearly stated
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quandary
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a state of perplexity or doubt
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somber
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dark, gloomy; depressed or meloncholy in spirit
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embark
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to go abroad, to make a start, to invest
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augment
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to make larger, to increase
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dour
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stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill humored
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gibe
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to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn
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verbatim
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word for word/ exactly as written or spoken
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redress
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to get right; remedy/ relief from wrong or injury
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perpetuate
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to make permanent or long lasting
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craven
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cowardly/ a coward
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indomitable
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unconquerable, refusing to yield
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temerity
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rashness, boldness
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chivalrous
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marked by honor, courtesy and courage
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facile
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easily done or attained, superficial, ready, fluent, easily shown but not sincerely felt
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renegade
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one who leaves a group, a deserter, outlaw, traiterous, unconventional, unorthodox
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corrosive
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eating away gradually, acidlike, bitterly sarcastic
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squalid
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filthy, wretched, debased
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inter
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to bury, commit to the earth, to consign to oblivion
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