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25 Cards in this Set
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enhance
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to make better; to augment
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retract
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to take back; to withdraw; to pull back
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ambiguous
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unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being interpreted in at least two similiarly plausible ways
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paucity
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scarcity
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rescind
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to repeal; to take back formally
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subtle
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not obvious; able to make fine distinctions; ingeious; crafty
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zealous
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fervent; enthusiastically devoted to something
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benign
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gentle; not hamrful; kind; mild
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compliant
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yielding; submissive
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emulate
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to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation
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innumerable
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too many to number or count; many
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meander
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to wander slowly, like a winding river
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authoritarian
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like a dictator
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brawn
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bulk; muscles
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contrite
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deeply apologetic; remorseful
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exemplify
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to serve as an example of
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facilitate
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to make easier
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hypothetical
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uncertain; unproven
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly defiant of authority or control
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ambulatory
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able to walk; walking
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diffident
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timid; lacking in self-confidence
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drone
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to talk on and on in a dull way
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gullible
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overly trusting; willing to believe anything
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marred
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damaged; bruised
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nullify
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to make unimportant
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