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25 Cards in this Set
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relish
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to take great pleasure and delight in
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requite
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to make repayment or to return
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retrograde
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reverting to an earlier or inferior condition
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rhapsodize
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to express in an overly enthusiastic manner
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rouse
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to awaken; to become active
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sanctify
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to set apart for sacred use; to make holy; to purify
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scant
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barely sufficient
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sepulcher
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a burial vault
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sovereign
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possessed of controlling power
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spurn
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to reject or refuse with hostility
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suspire
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to breathe, to sigh
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tempestuous
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turbulent; stormy
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tenable
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capable of being maintained in argument; rationally defensible
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traducer
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one who slanders or speaks falsely about someone
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trappings
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articles of dress or adornment, especially accessories
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wanton
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immoral; lewd
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abrogate
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to abolish
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anomaly
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irregularity; straying from the norm
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bourgeois
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pertaining to the middle class
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cursory
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superficial
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desultory
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disconnected; rambling
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ensconce
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to place securely; to conceal
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factitious
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artificial
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impalpable
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vague, not easily understood
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invidious
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causing ill will; offensive
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