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100 Cards in this Set
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based on or consisting of documents
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documentary
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a temporary relief
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reprieve
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to rise and fall or move back and forth
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fluctuate
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a window that opens on hinges along its side
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casement
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marked by great emotion, force, or conviction
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vehement
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to present for the first time
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debuted
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sad, depressed
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ancholy
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music or a mass for the dead
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requiem
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hypothetical
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theoretical
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to sit on something with a leg on each side
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bestriding
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to regard with mean or greedy pleasure, greed, or great rejocing
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gloat
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something inherited or handed down
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legacy
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a continuous clanging
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clangor
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to influence or persuade by using flattery or soothing words
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wheedled
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a government document giving a person the right to profit from an invention
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patent
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to charge with an offense or a crime
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indict
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a founder and leader of a tribe or family
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patriarch
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to humiliate
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mortified
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to command
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enjoin
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discolored by a bruise
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livid
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the act of closing or condition of being closed
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closure
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unprejudice
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indifferent
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a close friend or companion
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cronies
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to call,bring, or gather together
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convened
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to spoil by inferior performance
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botched
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fair
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impartial
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to express sympathy
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condole
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to specify as a condition of an agreement
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stipulate
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customers or patrons collectively
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clientele
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the force exerted by a moving body
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momentum
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unaware
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oblivious
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a company controlled by another company
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subsidiary
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insincere or almost meaningless speech
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cant
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a state of balance
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equilibrium
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to set right
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rectify
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largely
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substantially
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a person chosen to decide a dispute
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arbiter
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a scheme or trick for achieving some purpose
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stratagem
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causing a loss of calmness
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disconcerting
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to break through
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breaching
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to think about at length
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mull
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something forced on a person
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imposition
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the combining parts or elements to form a whole
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synthesis
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high-spirited
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effervescent
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to cheapen
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debase
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deep and rich in tone or sound
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resonant
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to explain in detail
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explicate
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without stain
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immaculate
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to find a minor fault with
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quibble
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ocurring at irregular intervals
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sporadic
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letting some light through without being completely transparent
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translucent
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a route, plan, or record of a trip
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itinerary
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something that excites or activates
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stimulant
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free from or incapable of error
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infallible
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bitter
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sardonic
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not done on purpose
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inadvertent
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lacking in sophistication
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naive
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to give up or renounce power
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abdicate
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to cause continual irritation
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rankle
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an event or a series of events that is part of a larger continuing experience
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episodes
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abnormally pale
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pallid
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stopping and starting with pauses between
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intermittent
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unnecessarily wordy or repetitive
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redundant
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a story comlete in itself that continues an earlier one
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sequel
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assuming an air of modesty
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irrelevant
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not applicable
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irrelevant
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a brief review
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synopsis
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to instruct, especially morally or spiritually
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edifying
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a knowing or becoming aware through an inner feeling rather than through logic
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intuition
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thinking or telling about events of the past
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reminiscent
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a dictionary
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lexicon
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to look or act like
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simulate
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to throw out forcefully
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eject
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a designated meeting place
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rendezvous
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to blow up
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detonate
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to intimidate
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daunt
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illogical
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irrational
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to struggle for
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contend
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to shove or push rudely
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jostling
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a great number of people or things crowded together
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throngs
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annoying
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irksome
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actively evil
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malignant
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a broad comedy using exaggeration and absurd action
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farce
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an imitation that ridicules the original
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parody
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the specialized language of a trade or profession
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jargon
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to accuse or scold sharply
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rebuked
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worn out or broken down by age
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decrepit
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related to the matter at hand
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pertinent
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not in harmony or agreement
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inconsistent
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required
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obligatory
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too small or unimportant to bother with
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negligible
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dirt, degrading
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sordid
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to project or stick out
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protrude
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to find fault in an unpleasant or nagging way
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carped
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capable of causing fire
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incendiary
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a substance that burns or corrodes
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caustic
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a brief summary of a play or opera
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scenario
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a changing from one form, state, or place to another
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transition
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hateful
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odious
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occuring together by accident
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coincidental
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