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45 Cards in this Set
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adulterate
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to make impure or to taint
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antipathy
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strong dislike
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autonomous
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self governing
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bilateral
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involving or pertaining to both sides of something
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calumny
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false, malicious accusation
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choleric
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ill tempered
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condign
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deserved
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cumbersome
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unwieldy
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deprecate
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to protest strongly
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dilatory
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likely to cause delay, tardy
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discursive
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rambling from one subject to another
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edification
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enlightenment
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enjoin
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to command or to prohibit
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expostulate
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to reason earnestly with
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fledging
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young or inexperienced
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gibe
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to mock; to scoff, to make fun of
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holocaust
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destruction by fire
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impute
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tocharge or to attribute someone
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incongruous
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inconsistent inharmonious
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iniquitous
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wicked
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jejune
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dull or lackluster
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junta
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small council or conniving group to control a larger body
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lissome
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supple
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misanthropy
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hatred of mankind
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niggardly
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stingy
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ovoid
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egg-shaped
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perspicuity
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clear and easy to understand, clarity
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prerogative
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unquestioned right
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puerile
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immature, juvenile
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pulchritude
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beauty
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recreant
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cowardly
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relegate
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to assign an inferior position
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sanguine
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cheerful; hopeful;red
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serendipity
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quality of coming upon important insights or discoveries by accident
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spurious
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not genuine; false
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stalwart
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brave; firm of purpse; steadfast
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superannuated
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very old ie mr arnhold
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temerarious
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bold
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timorous
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fearful
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travail
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hard work, usually causing pain
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treatise
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a scholarly essay or written argument
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trenchant
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cutting, biting, acute
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vicarious
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sharing another's aexperience
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volule
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talkative
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vulpine
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crafty, cunning like a fox
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