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43 Cards in this Set
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Abet
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to encourage/assist especially in wrongdoing
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abhor
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to regard with horror and loathing; to hate intensely
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abject
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wretched, miserable; degrading, humiliating
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absolve
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to clear of guilt or blame
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allege
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to claim that something is true but without offering any proof
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ambivalent
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wavering or uncertain because of an inability to make a choice
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anathema
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a curse or strong denunciation
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anecdote
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breif account of some interesting or amusing incident, one containing biographical or historical details
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astute
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keen of mind and judgement, especially practical
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atrophy
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a failure to develop normally, a progressive wasting away or decline
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augment
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to make greater; to become greater
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augur
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someone who can forecast the future by spotting various signs or indications of what is to come
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austere
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rigidly severe, severely simple/bare
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bleak
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desolate, windswept, and bare
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blight
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to check or destroy the growth of
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blithe
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merry and carefree
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boorish
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rude or unrefined
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brash
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overly bold, hasty, of thoughtless
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bravado
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a boastful swaggering show of false bravery; false courage in general
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brusque
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overly short/abrupt
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charlatan
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anyone who claims to have skills that he/she does not posess
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circuitous
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indirect of roundabout; long-winded
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circumspect
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cautious or prudent, especially in regard to the consequences of actions or statements; tactful
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circumvent
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to get around or avoid
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clandestine
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concealed from view so as to hide one's purpose
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construe
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to analyze, explain, interpret, or understand
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consummate
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complete or perfect to the highest degree, to bring completion/perfection
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copious
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large in number/quantity; full
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corpulent
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fat/bulky
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credibility
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the ability to inspire belief/trust
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cursory
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hasty/superficial
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dilapidated
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fallen into disrepair or partial ruin, usually through neglect
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dilatory
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inclined to put things off; intended to postpone something
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dire
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dreadful or disastrous
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disparage
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to speak slightingly of or undervalue
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disparity
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difference or inequality; age, character, quality
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divulge
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to make known; to make public
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dormant
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inactive, as if asleep
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entice
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to lead on by arousing hope/desire
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equanimity
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calmness or evenness of temper
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esoteric
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understood by or intended for only a select few; difficult to understand
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euphemism
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substitution of relatively inoffensive term for one that is considered to be too harsh, blunt,
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exacerbate
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to increase the bitterness or severity of; to irritate
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