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49 Cards in this Set
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contrive
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to plan cleverly; invent
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cajole
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sweet talk
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brusque
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abrupt; blunt
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bizarre
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extremely strange
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elicit
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to draw forth; evoke
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sepulchral
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extremely gloomy
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flout
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to mock
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hiatus
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a gap or opening
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blazon
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to display; broadcast
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axiomatic
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self evident; taken for granted
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resilint
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able to return to its original shape
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scurrilous
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vulgar; obscene
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decadence
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decline; decay; deterioration
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aura
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atmosphere
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salutary
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beneficial; helpful
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repudiate
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to disown; reject
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occult
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mysterious; magical
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sedulous
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persistant
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insular
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relating to; narrow minded
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fetter
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a chain or shackle
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meritorious
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worthy; praise worthy
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transgress
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to sin; go beyond limit or boundaries
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surreptitious
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stealthy; secret
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reverberate
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to resound; echo
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ameliorate
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to improve; make better
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precept
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rule of conduct or action
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callow
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with out experience; immature
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extricate
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to free from; disentangle
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transient
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lasting a short time
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inadvertent
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accidental
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infer
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to hint; imply; suggest
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aggrandize
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to increase in greatness; power; wealth
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equitable
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fair; just
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contraband
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illegal traffic; bootleg
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simulate
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imitate; make a pretence
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fractious
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tending to be troublesome
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filch
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to steal
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vicarious
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experienced
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autonomy
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self government
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scathing
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bitterly severe; harsh
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affable
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courteous and pleasant
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drivel
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aimless talk
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irrevocable
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irreversible
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sleazy
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thin or flimsy in texture
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straitlaced
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extremely strict
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erudite
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scholarly
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querulous
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peevish
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lurid
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causing shock
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heinous
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very wicked; hateful
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