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26 Cards in this Set
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Abrogate
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To abolish, to do away with, or annul, esp. by authority
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Harried
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To disturb or distress by or as if by repeated attacks; harass
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Incredulous
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Skeptical, disbelieving
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Subaquean
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Below Water
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Flotsam
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Wreckage or cargo that remains afloat after a ship has sunk. Flaoting refuse or debris.
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Serpentine
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Of or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement, sinuous
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Portent
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An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen
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Compress
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A machine which compresses things
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ruminant
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Characterized by the chewing of cud
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Juxtapose
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To place side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast
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Undulant
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Resembling waves in occurrence, appearance, or motion
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Celerity
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Swiftness of action or motion; speed
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Vertiginous
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Turning about an axis; revolving or whirling
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Gratuitous
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Given or granted withought return or recompense; unearned; doesn't need to be there
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Roiling
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To make (a liquid) muddy or cloudy by sitrring up sediment
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Retrograde
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Moving or tending backward
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Paroxysm
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A sudden outburst of emotion or action
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Sentient
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Experiencing sensation or feeling
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Attenuation
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Reduced or weakened, as in strength, value, or virulence
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Acclivity
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An upward slope, as of a hill
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Ophidian
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Of, relating to, or resembling snakes
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Nimbus
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A cloudy radiance said to surround a classical deity when on earth.
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Risible
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Relating to laughter or used in eliciting laughter
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Pirogue
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A canoe made from a hollowed tree trunk; a piragua
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Suppurated
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To form or discharge pus
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Per diem
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By the day; per day
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