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67 Cards in this Set
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treatise
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A written composition on a particular subject, in which its principles are discussed or explained; a tract
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pretense
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A claim not supported by fact; a false show
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remedial
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Affording a remedy; designed to overcome a deficit
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sordid
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Vile; base; gross; filthy; foul
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countervail
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Act in opposition, counteract (often against a harmful force); compensate, offset, counterbalance
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mores
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Customs; habits
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burgeon
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Grow vigorously, expand greatly
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retrench
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To cut off; to pare away
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bequest
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That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift
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enrapture
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To transport with pleasure; to delight beyond measure; to enravish.
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acme
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The top or highest point; the culmination
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celebrated
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Famous, well-liked, renowned (adj)
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acclaim
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Praise, admiration, fame
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curtail
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To abbreviate or shorten
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unrequited
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Not repaid or returned
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influx
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A streaming together, or continual incoming; a place where two rivers join
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vagrant
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Person who wanders from place to place; one lacking a set place to live
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secede
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To retire; to withdraw; to separate oneself
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vacillate
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To fluctuate in mind or opinion; to be unsteady or inconstant; to waver
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bureaucracy
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Administrative framework or organization
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faze
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To disturb; disconcert
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amoral
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Not interested in or having no concern for what is right or wrong
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epithet
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Descriptive name
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adulterate
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Pollute or contaminate by introducing a foreign substance
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exacerbate
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To make worse
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wane
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To be diminished; to decrease.
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franchise
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A special license or privilege granted to an individual or a group
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conducive
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Helpful; contributive; tending to promote
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paradigm
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An example; a model; a pattern
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palatial
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Like a castle, magnificent, stately
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sodden
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Soaking wet; heavy with moisture
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prognosis
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The foretelling of the course and termination of a disease
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serene
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Calm, peaceful; unruffled
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gourmet
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A connoisseur in eating and drinking; an epicure
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ulterior
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Farther away, not central; hidden, going beyond what is said openly
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labyrinthine
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Convoluted and confusing as in a maze
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candor
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Openness or frankness
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soliloquy
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A monologue; a discourse made by one alone to one's self
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hibernal
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Belonging or relating to winter; wintry
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whimsy
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A capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit
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extraneous
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Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
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maculated
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Having spots or blotches
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reticent
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Quiet; disposed to be silent; reserved
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disingenuous
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Deceitful; giving false appearance of openess and candor
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arbitrary
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Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules
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shrewd
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Clever, keen, astute, wise in a practical way
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recital
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A narration or description; a repetition of words or music
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attenuate
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To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less complex; to weaken
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baffle
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To elude; to foil; to perplex
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transgress
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Exceed the limits of allowed behavior; go beyond
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catalyst
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A person or thing that brings about an event, without change to itself
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poignant
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Deeply and sometimes painfully moving
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expatriate
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One formerly of a country, now living elsewhere
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disparage
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To insult with the intent of lowering in rank or reputation
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unmitigated
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Without restraint or qualification
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inter
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To deposit and cover in the earth; to bury
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panegyric
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Eulogy, speech or writing in praise of someone
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truism
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Undoubted, self-evident truth
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trite
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Cliched, used so often that the meaning has worn off
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rebuff
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To turn away
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autonomy
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Control over one's own person; the right of self-government, independence from outside governance
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exonerate
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Free (someone) from blame, to acquit them, to declare them innocent
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myriad
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A large and indefinite number
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ferment
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Heat; tumult; agitation
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promontory
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A high point of land; a part that projects outward
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evasive
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Not straightforward; tending to avoid
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vantage
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Superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain
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