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60 Cards in this Set
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abnegation
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self sacrifice
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accolade
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award of merit
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affidavit
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written statement under oath
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anathema
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solemn curse
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atavism
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genetic reoccurrence after several generations
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besmirch
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soil, defile
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despot
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harsh, authoritarian ruler
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fracus
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brawl
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gambit
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opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
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impetuous
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hasty
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impinge
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collide with
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inalienable
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not to be taken away; nontransferable
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sagacious
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perceptive
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trite
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hackneyed, commonplace
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unanimity
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complete agreement
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anthropomorphic
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having human form or characteristics
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baroque
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highly ornate
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bohemian
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uncoventional, in an artistic way
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chauvinist
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blindly devoted patriot
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consonance
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harmony, agreement
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debunk
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expose as false
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deprecate
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express disapproval of
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enmity
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ill will, hatred
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ensconce
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settle comfortable
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erroneous
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mistaken, wrong
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erudite
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scholarly
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libretto
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text of an opera
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lilliputian
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extremely small
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malfeasance
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wrong doing
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ostensible
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apparent, pretended
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xenophobia
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fear or hatred of anything foreign or diverse
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witticism
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witty saying; wisecrack
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vestige
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trace; remains
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verisimilitude
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appearance of truth
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subjugate
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conquer, bring under control
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serpentine
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winding; twisting
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schism
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division; split
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repugnant
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loathsome
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respite
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interval of relief; time for rest; delay of punishment
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maladroit
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clumsy; bungling
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insinuate
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to imply
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expatriate
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exile, withdrawn from native land
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fecundity
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fertility; fruitfulness
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feign
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pretend
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chimerical
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fantastically improbably; highly unrelaistic
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chargrin
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vexation caused by humilitation or hurt pride
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chicanery
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trickery; deception
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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deference
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courteous regard for another's wish
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surreptitious
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secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
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diatribe
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bitter scolding
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egregious
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notorious
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eclectic
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composed of elments drawn from disparate sources
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edify
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instruct;correct morally
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filial
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pertaining to a son or a daughter
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valedictory
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pertaining to farewell
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furlough
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leave of absence; vacation granted to a civil servant or soldier
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stodgy
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stuffy; boringly conservative
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obsequious
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slavishly attentive; serville; sycophantic
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mercurial
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capricious; changing; fickle
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