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75 Cards in this Set
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Annex
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Ad to, attach, incorporate
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Bona Fide
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genuine, sincere
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Abase
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to degrade, to humble, to lower in esteem
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Cleave
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to cling to
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Debris
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scattered fragments, wreckage
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Dormant
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inactive
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Harangue
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loud rattling speech
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perennial
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annual, lasting a long time, persistent
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reconcile
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to restore to friendship, to settle, to resign
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rivulet
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small stream
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arduous
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hard to do; requiring much effort
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dross
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refuse, waste
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incredulous
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Unbelievable
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opaque
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not letting light through; dense; stupid
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posthumous
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after death
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recoup
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gain back, make up for
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sardonic
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grimly or scornfully mocking; bitterly sarcastic
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terse
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brief and to the point
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brazen
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shamless, impudent; made of brass
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concede
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to admit as true; to yield; to submit
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dilate
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to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon
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erroneous
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incorect; containing mistakes
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pallor
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extreme or unnatural paleness
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precipice
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very steep cliff; brink of disaster
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reek
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unpeasant smell; strong impression
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shoddy
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of poor quality; inferior workmanship
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trite
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commonplace; overused; stale
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admonish
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caution or advise against; scold mildly
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atone
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to make up for
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buoyant
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able to float easily; hold things up; cheerful
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facilitate
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to make easier; to assist
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irate
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angry
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morose
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having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly
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subjugate
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to conquer by force; bring under complete control
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abscond
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to run off and hide
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boorish
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rude, unrefined, clumsy
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comely
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having a pleasing appearance
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demure
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serious in manner; modest; sober in manner
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feign
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to pretend
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languid
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drooping; without energy; sluggish
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subversive
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intended to undermine or overthrow; one who advocates to undermine
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ad infinitum
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endlessly
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assimilate
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to absorb fully; to make one's own; to adopt fully
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feint
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deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense
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influx
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inflow; coming in
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larceny
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theft
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succumb
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to give way to superior force; to yield
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fodder
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food for horses or cattle; material for a designated purpose
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intrepid
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very brave, fearless, unshakable
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remunerate
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to reward, pay, reimburse
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versatile
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able to do many things well; capable of many uses
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blanch
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to remove the color from, to parboil
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chide
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to blame, scold
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dissolute
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loose in one's morals or behavior
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glib
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ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless; insincere
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lithe
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bending easily; limber
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spurious
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not genuine, not true, not valid
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surly
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angry and bad tempered, rude
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wane
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to lose size, strength or power
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tenacious
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holding fast; holding together; persistent
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Daunt
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to overcome with fear; to dishearten; discourage
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repugnant
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offensive, diagreeable, distasteful
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pensive
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thoughtful; melancholy
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intricate
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complicated; difficult to understand
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expedient
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a means to an end; advantageous; useful
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rancid
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stale, spoiled
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anarchy
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a lack of government and law; confusion
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sparse
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meager; scant; scattered
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paramount
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chief in importance; above all others
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exonerate
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to clear from a charge or accusation
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debacle
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an overwhelming defeat; a complete collapse or failure
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diminutive
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small; smaller than most of the same type
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sully
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to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
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latent
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hidden; present but not realized
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profuse
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very abundant; given or flowing freely
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