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50 Cards in this Set
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abate
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To deduct
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Quixotic
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Someone who does things on a whim without really thinking about them.
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Contrition
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Feeling of remorse for sins.
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Dossier
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A collection of documents pertaining to a particular subject.
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Harbinger
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A signal
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Onerous
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Troublesome
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Abeyance
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Temporary suspension
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Convivial
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Fond of eating
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Duplicity
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Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior.
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Hedonist
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One who holds Pleasure as the chief goal in life.
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Ostensible
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Put forward as the reason for something
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Abnegation
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Giving up of rights.
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Bellicose
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Warlike in manner
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Convoke
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To call together for a meeting.
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Ebullient
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Overflowing with excitement.
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Heinous
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Terribly wicked.
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Pedantic
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A person marked by his rules.
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Abrogate
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To repeal by authority
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Bravado
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A show of false bravery
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Cajole
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To coax with promises
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Efficacious
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Capable of producing a desired effect.
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Iconoclast
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One who seeks to overthrow traditional ideas.
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Perspicacious
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Acutely discerning
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Capricious
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Subject to whim
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Satiate
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To satisfy a desire.
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Abstruse
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Hard to understand
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Beguile
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To deceive
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Corpulent
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Obese
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Egress
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To exit
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Immutable
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Not susceptible to change
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Pernicious
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Tending to cause death
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Acumen
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Quickness in understanding a situation.
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Bucolic
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Characteristic of shepherds.
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Corroborate
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To attest the truth of.
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Enigma
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Someone that is puzzling
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implacable
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Not easily clmed
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Phlegmatic
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Unemotional
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Aggrandize
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To make more powerful.
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Beleaguer
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To harass
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Castigate
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To punish verbally and in public.
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Coterie
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Small group that share common interests
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Ennui
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Boredom
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Impugn
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To attack as false
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Predilection
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Personal Preference
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Altruistic
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Believing in the general welfare of society.
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Caustic
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Able to burn
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Dilatory
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Intended to delay
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Ephemeral
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Lasting for a short time.
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Licentious
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Lacking moral discipline
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Obstreperous
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Noisy
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