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26 Cards in this Set
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germane
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(adj) important to the issue at hand; pertinent
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adulterate
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(v) to make impure by adding less pure substances; to corrupt
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afoot
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(adj) developing or in the process of happening
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auspicious
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(adj) favorable
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brazen
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(adj) shameless; insolent; disrespectful
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importunity
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(n) an insistent and pressing demand
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chide
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(v) to voice disapproval; to scold
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circumscribed
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(adj) restricted or limited
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clemency
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(n) leniency
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conjecture
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(n) an inference or conclusion drawn or deduced by surmise or guesswork
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consonance
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(n) agreement or harmony
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hie
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(v) to go quickly; to hasten
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convocation
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(n) an assembly where there is a coming together
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dearth
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(n) a lack or scarcity
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dextereous
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(adj.) skillful and active with the hands; manually adroit and skillful
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dispatch
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(n) expeditious performance; promptness or speed, as in "proceed with all possible dispatch"
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dross
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(n) waste material
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edifying
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(v) instructing and improving spiritually or morally
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entreaty
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(n) a plea; an earnest request
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equivocal (adj)
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ambiguous, usually intended to deceive
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extant
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(adj) still in existance
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felicitous
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(adj) happy or delightful
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filial
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(adj) of, related to, or befitting a son or daughter
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forbearance
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(n) patience, lenience
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gambol
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(v) to playfully skip or leap
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chary
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(adj) careful; cautious
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