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30 Cards in this Set
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Abrogate
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v. to repeal, cancel, declare null and void
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Affront
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n. an open or intentional insult; a slight
v. to insult to one's face, confront |
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Agnostic
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n. one who believes that nothing can be known about God
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Allay
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v. to calm or pacify, set to rest
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Amenity
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n. that wish is pleasant or agreeable; attractive features
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Animadversion
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n. a comment indication strong criticism or disapproval
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Arrogate
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v. to claim or take without right
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Attenuate
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v. to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force
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Badinage
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n. light and playful conversation
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Banal
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adj. hackneyed, trite, commonplace
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Behemoth
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n. a creature of emormous size, power, or appearance
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Benign
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adj. gentle, kind; having favorable or beneficial effect
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Bucolic
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adj. characteristic of the countryside, rural; relationg to shepherds and cowherds
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Cacophonous
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adj. harsh sounding, racuous, discordant, dissonant
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Canard
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n. a false rumor, fabricated story
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Chicanery
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n. trickery, deceptive practices or tactics
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Coherent
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adj. holding or sticking together; making a logical whole ; comprehensible
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Collusion
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n. secret agreement or cooperation
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Convivial
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adj. festive, sociable, having fun together
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Countermand
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v. to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
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Coup
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n. a highly successful stroke, act, plan, or stratagem
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Credence
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n. belief, mental acceptance
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Cynosure
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n. the center of attraction, attention, or interest
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Decorous
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adj. well behaved, dignified, socially proper
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Decry
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v. to condemn, express strong disapproval
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Demur
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v. to object or take exception to
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Desiccated
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adj. thoroghly dried out; divested of spirit or vitality
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Eclectic
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adj. drawn from different sources
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Effrontery
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n. shameless boldness, impudence
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Embellish
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v. to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details
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