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80 Cards in this Set
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Abhor |
hate |
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Bigot |
narrow-minded, prejudiced person |
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Counterfeit |
fake, false |
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Enfranchise |
give voting rights |
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Hamper |
hinder; obstruct |
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Kindle |
to start a fire |
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Noxious |
harmful; poisonous; lethal |
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Placid |
calm;peaceful |
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Remuneration |
payment for work done |
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Talisman |
lucky charm |
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Acrid |
sharp; pungent |
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Boorish |
ill-mannered |
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Cynical |
believing that people act only out of selfish motives |
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Epistle |
a letter |
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Heresy |
against orthodox opinion |
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Lance |
spear; spike; javelin |
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Obscure |
difficult to understand; partially hidden |
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Poignant |
deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions |
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Respite |
a break; intermission |
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Terse |
concise; to the point |
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Abasement |
humiliation; degradation |
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Billowing |
swelling; fluttering; waving |
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Cower |
recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from |
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Enhance |
improve; make better or clearer |
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Harangue |
noisy; attacking speech |
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Labyrinth |
a maze |
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Nullify |
to counter; make unimportant |
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Plaintiff |
petitoner |
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Replete |
full |
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Tangible |
can be touched |
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Abrogate |
cancel; deny; repeal |
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Blasphemy |
speech which offends religious sentiments |
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Credible |
believable |
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Enigma |
puzzle; mystery |
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Harbingers |
indicators; bringers of warnings |
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Labyrinthine |
complicated; highly convoluted |
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Nuzzle |
cuddle; snuggle |
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Plaudit |
statement giving strong praise |
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Reprehensible |
shameful; very bad |
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Absolution |
forgiveness; pardon; release |
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Blatant |
obious |
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Creditable |
praisworthy |
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Ensconce |
establish firmly in position |
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Hasten |
hurry; accelerate; rush |
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Laceration |
cut |
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Plausible |
can be believed; reasonable |
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Reprieve |
a respite; postponement of a sentence |
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Abstemious |
self-denying; refraning from indulging |
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Blithe |
free-spirited; carefree |
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Crepuscular |
active at dawn and dusk |
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Enunciation |
clear pronunciation; accent; articulation |
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Headstrong |
stubborn; willful |
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Lackluster |
dull; monotonous; bland |
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Objective |
unbiased; not subjective |
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Pliable |
flexible; not stubborn |
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Temper |
to moderate; soften |
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Abstruse |
difficult to understand; obscure |
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Blunderbuss |
ancient weapon; a clumsy person |
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Cringe |
recoil; flinch; shy away |
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Envenom |
to cause bitterness and bad feeling |
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Hedonism |
self-indulgence; pleasure-seeking |
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Laconic |
using few words; brief to the point |
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Oblique |
indirect; slanting |
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Plumage |
feathers of a bird |
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Resignation |
acceptance of fate |
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Tenacious |
stubborn; resolute; holding to a firm purpose |
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Accolade |
tribute; honor; praise |
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Bolster |
support; prop up |
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Cryptic |
puzzling; enigmatic |
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Ephemeral |
short-lived |
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Hedonist |
a pleasure seeker |
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Lamentation |
expression of regret or sorrow |
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Obliterate |
destroy; demolish; eradicate |
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Plummet |
fall suddenly and steeply |
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Tentative |
not certain |
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Acquiesce |
to agree to; give in to |
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Bombast |
arrogant; pompous language |
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Curtail |
cut short |
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Epicure |
someone who appreciates good food and drink |
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Heed |
listen to |
