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97 Cards in this Set
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equivocal
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open to two or more interpretations
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equivocate
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be unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
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frugal
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economical
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frustrate
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hinder or prevent efforts, plans, or desires of
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imply
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express or state indirectly; suggest
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impugn
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attack as false or wrong
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impetuous
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marked by violent force
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implement
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apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design
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surreptitious
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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abscond
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run away with something
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absolve
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forgive a sin
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access
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ability to enter
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accord
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concurrence of opinion
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accost
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speak to someone
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acknowledge
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declare to be true
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acquire
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come into possession of something
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acquisition
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acquiring possession of something
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acute
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short but serious, as in pain
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adjudicate
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judge
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admirable
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deserving admiration
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adorn
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decorate
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adulate
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flatter
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adulation
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exaggerated and hypocritical praise
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adversity
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affliction
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aesthetic
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pertaining to art or beauty
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affront
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an open or public insult
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agile
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able to move quickly and easily
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alacrity
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eagerness, readiness to move quickly
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alienate
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to put off, estrange
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ambiguous
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having more than one possible meaning
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ambivalent
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having conflicting feelins about a person or idea
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amicable
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friendly
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animate
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to bring to life
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apathetic
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feeling emotionless, unmoved, disinterested, without care
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appalling
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creating shock, horror, dismay
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ascribe
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credit or blame something on a specific cause, event, or person
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assert
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to declare as true
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assiduous
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done with great care or attention to detail
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astute
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clever, shrew, smart
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assume
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to believe without adequate evidence
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audacious
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bold, daring, fearless
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avarice
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greed
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barter
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to trade goods and services
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belligerent
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having warlike qualities
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beneficial
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in someone's interest; helpful
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berate
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to scold thoroughly
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bias
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an opinion, a prejudice for one idea or point of view
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cajole
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to coax with insincere talk
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canvass
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to look over carefully; seek opinions, esp. about voting
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castigate
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to punish or bawl out
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clarify
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make something clear and easier to understand
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cohere
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stick together, united in action
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colloquial
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words or expressions from ordinary speech (too informal for writing)
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collusion
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a secret aggreement (usually illegal)
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corroborate
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support with evidence
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decorous
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characterized by good taste in manners and conduct
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defiant
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boldly resisting authority
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deleterious
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harmful
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demeanor
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outward appearance
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depict
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give a description of
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deplore
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express strong disapproval of
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desolate
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devastated or ravaged
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despise
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look down on with disdain
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destitution
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poverty
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digression
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wandering from the main subject or point
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discern
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distinguish
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discretion
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freedom to act on one's own
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disdain
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a feeling of intense dislike
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disingenuous
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giving a false appearance of frankness
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disparage
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to discredit; to speak ill of
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divulge
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to make known; unveil
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efficacious
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capable of creating the desired effect
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egregious
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terrible; amazingly bad; horrible
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elicit
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to draw out; evoke
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eloquent
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forcefully and professionally spoken
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emphatic
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expressed with great force
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emulate
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to imitate a person one admires
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endorse
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to give approval to; support
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enervate
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to sap of strength, life, vigor
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enigmatic
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perplexing; baffling
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enmity
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hostility
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eradicate
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get rid of, wipe out; destroy
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evident
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easily seen; obvious
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exacerbate
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to incrase or make worse; intensify
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exasperation
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state of great irritation or annoyance
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exclude
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keep out; shut out
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exculpate
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free from guilt or blame
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exemplary
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a model; something worthy of imitation
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exorbiant
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above and beyond what is reasonable
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expedite
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to hasten, speed up, or facilitate
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explicit
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clearly stated; plain; easy to understand
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extricate
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to free, release, or disentangle
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fallacious
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misleading or deceptive; simply untrue
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fallible
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capable of making a mistake
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feasible
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doable, possible
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fluent
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flowing, usually related to language facility
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forlorn
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deserted or abandoned; sad or abandoned look
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