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20 Cards in this Set
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To renounce, surrender or deny privilege to oneself
verb |
abnegate
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The opposite or highest possible contrast
noun |
antithesis
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Uncicilized or primitive; characterized by brutality or savagery
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barbarous
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To infer; to derive from evidence of assumption
verb |
deduce
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A challenge
noun |
gauntlet
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A situation that seems to offer no solution or escape
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impasse
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Impossible to perceive through the use of the sense of touch
adjective |
impalpable
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Flawless; virtually perfect
adjective |
impeccable
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Potential
adjective |
latent
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Lightness; insubstantiality
noun |
levity
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To suggest or foretell
verb |
portend
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Beauty
noun |
pulchritude
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To pay (in consideration of another person's expense or action)
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remunerate
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To ponder or review mentally
verb |
ruminate
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Promoting physical soundness
adjective |
salutary
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Harsh
adjective |
strident
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End
noun |
surcease
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Hard work, especially work causing physical pain
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travail
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The face
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visage
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Potentially unstable
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volatile
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