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85 Cards in this Set
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connivance
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secret cooperation in wrongful action
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accretion
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gradual growth by fusion, addition, or inclusion
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stoic
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(one who is) seemingly indifferent to joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
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gainsay
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to declare false, to oppose or contradict
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intrasigence
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uncompromising, refusing to moderate and extreme position
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trepidation
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fearful uncertainty
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doting
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excessively fond of
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sanguine
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cheerful, confident, optimistic
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parity
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equality in amount, status, or value
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igneous
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related to fire; formed by volcanic action
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schism
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a separation into factions; disunion
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divest
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to be rid of; to sell off
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expedite
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to hasten the action of
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vociferous
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to make a noisy outcry
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mollify
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to soften, to make less intense
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venal
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open to bribery; capable of betraying trust/ honor
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elegy
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a poem of lament and praise for the dead
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gauche
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awkward, lacking social grace, crude
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truculent
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defiantly aggressive, fierce, ready to fight
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quintessence
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the pure essence of something; the embodiment of _____
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absolve
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to clear of guilt, to relieve of an obligation
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acrimony
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bitter or sharp animosity, especially in speech
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gerrymander
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to gain advantage through manipulation of voting districts
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dilettante
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a dabbler in an activity
amitureish, superficial |
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plethora
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super abundance, extreme excess
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discrete
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separate, composed of 2 distinct parts
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probity
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confirmed integrity or being upright
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errant
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aimless, straying from the regular course perhaps for adventure
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abnegate
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to deny oneself, to relinquish
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erudite
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having great knowledge, scholarly
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welter
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confused mass, turmoil
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iniquity
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gross immorality or injustice
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quagmire
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soft muddy land
a difficult or dangerous predicament |
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burnish
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to polish, to add gloss to
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indomitable
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not easily discouraged, or defeated
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wrest
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to obtain by pulling, twisting force; to take from
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burgeoning
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growing or developing quickly
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tribune
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a body that has the power to judge
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viscous
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thick and adhesive
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terse
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brief and to the point
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corroborate
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to strengthen with other evidence
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wizend
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shriveled; withered
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imbue
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to inspire, to stain deeply
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vilify
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to speak abusively of
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impasse
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a situation that has no solution or escape
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ossify
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to turn to bone, to become rigidly conventional
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voluble
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talkative with flowing speech
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respite
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a short interval of rest
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tenet
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a principle held as the truth
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timbre
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the distinctive quality of a sound
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sycophant
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a flatterer of important people
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peurile
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child like, silly, immature
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ostracize
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to exclude
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eon
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an indefinitely long period of time
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pittance
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a small amount
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splenetic
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irritable and spiteful
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succor
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aid, assistance
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guise
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outward appearance, pretense
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mordant
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bitingly sarcastic
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surreptitous
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obtained or done by stealth
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lugubrious
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mornful or gloomy especially in an exaggerated manner
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circumlocution
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a round about or indirect way of speaking, use of excessive words
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alacrity
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eager readiness or speed
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maverick
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a lone dissenter especially an artist or intellectual
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mercurial
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changeable, volatile, erratic
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foist
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to pass off as wordy or genuine, to impose fraudulently
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malinger
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to feign illness to avoid duty
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innuendo
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an indirect remark, usually derogatory
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arrogate
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to claim for oneself without right
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perfidious
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faithless, treacherous
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chicanery
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trickery, deception
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potable
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safe to drink
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askance
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a sideways glance especially with suspicion/ dissaproval
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mitigate
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to make less severe
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tenuous
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thin, delicate, weak
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iconoclast
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an attacker of cherished beliefs or images
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acquiese
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to agree without protest
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engender
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to bring about
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stigmatize
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to characterize or mark as disgraceful
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accolade
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any award, honor, or praising mention
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craven
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cowardly, contemptibly without courage
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plenary
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fully attended or absolute as in power
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purview
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extent or range of control, activity, or concern
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fetid
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having a heavily offensive smell
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germane
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being both relevant and appropriate
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