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100 Cards in this Set
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s gracious
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kind in a generous way (to someone less important)
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ignite
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kindle; light; catch fire or set fire to
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beneficent
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kindly; doing good
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benign
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kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor
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s gentle
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kindly; soft; mild; of good family
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realm
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kingdom; field or sphere; Ex. not within the realms of possibility
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consanguinity
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kinship; relationship by birth
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n trinket
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knickknack; bauble; cheap jewelry
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cognizance
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knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware
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imbalance
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lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion
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apathy
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lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic
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discrepancy
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lack of consistency or agreement as between facts; difference; Ex. discrepancy between two descriptions
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incongruity
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lack of harmony; absurdity; ADJ. incongruous: lacking in harmony; inappropriate
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languor
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lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression
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spontaneity
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lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint; ADJ. spontaneous: self-generated; unpremeditated; happening without being planned
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irreverence
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lack of proper respect or reverence; ADJ. irreverent
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s disproportion
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lack of proportion (between the parts); ADJ. disproportionate
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timidity
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lack of self-confidence or courage
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levity
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lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner
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n privation
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lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; want; CF. deprive
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imprudent
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lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious
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languid
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lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless
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n insipid
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lacking in flavor; lacking interest; dull; Ex. insipid food/character
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n prosaic
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lacking in imagination; dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact(concerned with facts, not imagination or feelings); factual; CF. prose
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frivolous
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lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial
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n dispirited
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lacking in spirit
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listless
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lacking in spirit or energy; languid
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witless
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lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic
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n lackadaisical
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lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid
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n vapid
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lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture
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n lackluster
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lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull
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n flippant
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lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy
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n arrhythmic
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lacking rhythm or regularity; N. arrhythmia
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incontinent
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lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious
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insubstantial
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lacking substance; insignificant; frail; immaterial
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n bemoan
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lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of
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n peon
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landless agricultural worker; bond servant; menial worker; N. peonage
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jargon
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language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk
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n parlance
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language; manner of speaking; idiom; Ex. in legal/common parlance
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n lassitude
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languor; weariness; listlessness
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metropolis
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large city
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s swarm
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large group of insects moving in a mass; crowd of people or animals; V: move in a crowd or mass
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n bevy
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large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets
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s handsome
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large in quantity; generous; Ex. handsome reward
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galaxy
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large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities
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n caldron(cauldron)
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large kettle
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n slew
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large quantity or number; Ex. slew of errands left
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s sledge
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large sled drawn by work animals
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galleon
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large three-masted sailing ship
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s sleigh
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large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice
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tome
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large volume; book
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s billow
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large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows
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n salacious
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lascivious; lustful; Ex. salacious monk
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n scourge
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lash; whip (formerly used for punishment); source of severe punishment; V: whip; afflict
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n ultimatum
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last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met; Ex. They have ignored our ultimatum.
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n terminus
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last stop of railroad; end
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enduring
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lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive
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n scoff
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laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats
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s chuckle
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laugh quietly
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n ludicrous
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laughable; ridiculous; trifling
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statute
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law enacted by the legislature
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n litigation
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lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate
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s solicitor
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lawyer in the lower court of law
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n shyster
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lawyer using questionable methods; unscrupulous practioner
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spawn
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lay eggs (in large numbers); produce offspring (in large numbers); N: eggs of aquatic animals
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stratum
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layer of earth's surface; layer of society; PL. strata
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n laity
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laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy
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indolent
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lazy
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n sluggard
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lazy person
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sluggish
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lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell
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s seduce
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lead away from proper conduct; entice; ADJ. seductive
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n livid
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lead-colored; black and blue (as from a bruise); ashen; enraged; extremely angry
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n gaunt
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lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren
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s bound
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leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my opinion; CF. bounce, rebound
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n holster
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leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)
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s maroon
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leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown
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bequeath
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leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequest
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s rou\\'e
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lecherous man
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s scraps
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leftover food
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n lien
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legal claim or right on a property
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n moratorium
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legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses
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s chancellor
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legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor
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s rightful
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legally correct; Ex. rightful owner
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s legislature
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legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws
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n usury
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lending money at illegal high rates of interest
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duration
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length of time something lasts
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prolong
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lengthen; extend; draw out
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subdue
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less intense; quieter; Ex. subdued lighting; Ex. subdue: conquer; make less intense; quiet; Ex. subdue one's anger
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depreciate
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lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value
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console
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lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation
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diminution
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lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish
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n bate
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let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate
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anticlimax
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letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting
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torpor
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lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; ADJ. torpid: lethargic; lazy; inactive; (of an animal) dormant; hibernating
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n missive
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letter; written statement; CF. sent
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fallible
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liable to err
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n lavish
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liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance
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unfetter
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liberate; free from chains; V. unfetter
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s recline
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lie down
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n prevaricate
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lie; hide the truth (by equivocating)
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