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75 Cards in this Set
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Veracity
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filled with truth and accuracy
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verbose
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wordy
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verdant
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green with vegetation; inexperienced
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vernal
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related to spring; fresh
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vestige
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trace, remnant
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vex
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to annoy, irritate; puzzle, confuse
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vicissitude
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a change or variation; ups and downs
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vim
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vitality and energy
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viscous
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thick and adhesive, like a slow-flowing fluid
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vituperate
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to abuse verbally, berate
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volatile
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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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voluble
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talkative, speaking easily, glib
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wan
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sickly pale
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wanton
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undisciplined, unrestrained, reckless
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waver
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to fluctuate between choices
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Whimsical
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lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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wily
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clever, deceptive
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winsome
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charming, happily engaging
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wizened
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shriveled, withered, wrinkled
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wraith
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a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person just before his or her death
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xenophobia
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a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
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yoke
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to join together
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zeal
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passion, excitement
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zealot
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someone passionately devoted to a cause
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zenith
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the point of culmination; peak
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zephyr
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a gentle breeze; something airy or unsubstantial
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Abase
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to humble; disgrace
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abate
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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
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abdicate
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to give up a position, right or power
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aberrant
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deviating from what is normal or expected
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Abeyance
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temporary suppression or suspension
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abjure
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to reject; abandon formally
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abscond
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to leave secretly
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abstain
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to choose not to do something
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abstemious
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moderate in appetite
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abyss
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an extremely deep hole
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accretion
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a growth in size; an increase in amount
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acidulous
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sour in taste or manner
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acme
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highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable
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adulterate
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to make impure
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advocate
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to speak in favor of
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aerie
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a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded dwelling
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aesthetic
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concerning the appreciation of beauty
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affected
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phony, artificial
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aggrandize
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to increase in power, influence and reputation
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alacrity
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promptness, cheerful readiness
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alleviate
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to ease, to make more bearable
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amalgamation
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a merger, a uniting of elements
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ambiguous
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doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways
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ameliorate
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to make better, to improve
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amortize
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to diminish by installment payments
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amulet
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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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anachronism
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something out of place in time
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analgesia
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a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness
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analogous
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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
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anodyne
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something that calms or soothes pain
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anamoly
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deviation from what is normal
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antagonize
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to annoy or provoke anger
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antipathy
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extreme dislike
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apathy
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lack of interest or emotion
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Apocryphal
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of questionable authority or authenticity
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apostate
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one who renounces a religious faith
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approbation
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approval and praise
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arbitrary
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determined by chance or impulse
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arbitrate
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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
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archaic
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ancient, old-fashioned
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ardor
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intense and passionate feeling
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arrogate
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to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right
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articulate
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able to speak clearly and expressively
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assail
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to attack, assault
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assuage
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to make something unpleasant less severe
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attenuate
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to reduce in force or degree; to weaken
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audacious
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fearless and daring
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augury
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prophecy; prediction of events
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august
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dignified, grandiose
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