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25 Cards in this Set
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Repudiate |
To reject, to disown, to discard |
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Repugnant |
Disgusting, loathsome |
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Rescind |
To cancel, to remove, to repeal |
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Residual |
Remaining, left over |
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Resilient |
Able to recover quickly, springing back into shape |
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Respite |
A pause, a rest |
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Reticent |
Quiet, silent, not saying much |
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Sagacious |
Wise, shrewd |
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Sanction |
Approval, permission, encouragement OR To permit, to authorize |
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Saviry |
Tasteful, flavorful |
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Scrupuplous |
Very honest, precise about detail |
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Scrutinize |
To examine, to inspect, to look over carefully |
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Sequester |
To seclude, to segregate |
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Skeptical |
Doubtful, not easily convinced |
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Sporadic |
Irregular, occurring off and on |
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Spurious |
False, fake, counterfeit |
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squalid |
Poor, wretched, dirty |
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Stagnate |
To be inactive, to fail to progress |
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Stoic |
Indifferent to pain, impassive, unaffected by pain |
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Stringent |
Strict, severe, rigidly controlled |
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Substantiate |
To prove, to verify, to validate |
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Succint |
Concise, expressed in few words |
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Sumptuous |
Luxurious, lavish |
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Supercilious |
Haughty, scornful, looking down on others |
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Superfluous |
Unnecessary, extra, superficial |
