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30 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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Ante |
Before |
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Anti |
Against |
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Bi |
Two |
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Circum |
Around |
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Com |
Together |
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Con |
Together |
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De |
Down |
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Dis |
Away |
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Equi |
Equal |
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Extra |
Beyond |
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Approbation |
Approval; Commendation |
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Assuage |
To make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; to appease; satisty; allay; relieve |
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Coalition |
A combination or alliance, temporary between persons, factions, states. |
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Decadence |
The act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay |
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Elicit |
To draw or bring out or forth; educate; evoke; |
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Exposulate |
To reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done. |
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Hackneyed |
Made commonplace or trite; stale; banal |
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Hiatus |
A break or interruption in the contuniuty of work, series, action |
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Innuendo |
An indirect imitation about a person or thing, esp. Of a disparaging or a derogatory nature; a parenthetic explanation or specification in a pleading |
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Intercede |
To act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition |
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Jaded |
Dulled or satiated by overindulgence |
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Lurid |
Gruesome; horrible; revolting |
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Meritorious |
Deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc. |
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Petulant |
Moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, esp. over some trifling annoyance. |
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Prerogative |
An exclusive right, privelege, etc., excersized by virtue of rank, office, or the like |
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Provincial |
Belonging or peculiar to some particular province |
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Simulate |
To create a simulation, likeness, or model of |
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Transcend |
To rise above or go beyond; exceed |
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Umbrage |
Offence; annoyance; displeasure; |
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Unctuous |
Characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, esp. in an affected manner |
