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30 Cards in this Set
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atrophy
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the wasting away of body tissue
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bastion
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a fortified place
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concord
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a state of agreement
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consummate
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complete or perfect
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disarray
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disorder
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exigency
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urgency
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flotsam
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floating debris
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frenetic
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frezied
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glean
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to gather bit by bit
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grouse
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a type of ame bird
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incarcrate
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to imprison
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incumbent
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required
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jocular
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humorous
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ludicrous
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ridiculous
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mordant
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biting in style
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nettle
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prickly or stinging plant
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pecuniary
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consisting of or measured in money
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pusillanimous
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contempitibly cowardly
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recumbent
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in reclining position
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stratagem
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a scheme to outwit
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acuity
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sharpness
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delineate
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to portra, sketch or descibe in accurate and vivid detail
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depraved
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marked by evil and corruption
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enervate
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to weaken or lessen he mental,moral, or physical vior of
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a select few.
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fecund
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fruitul in offsprin or vegetaion
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fiat
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an arbitray order or decree
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figment
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a fabrication of the mind
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garner
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to aquire as the reult of effort
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hallow
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to set apart as holy or sacred
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