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51 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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hate
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Enfranchise
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give voting rights
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hamper
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hinder, obstruct
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placid
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calm, peaceful
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Remuneration
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payment for work done
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Abrasive
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rough, coarse, harsh
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bilk
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cheat; defraud
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engender
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cause
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knotty
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complex; difficult to solve
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nuance
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something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
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abasement
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humiliation; degradation
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billowing
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swelling; fluttering; waving
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harangue
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noisy, attacking speech
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nullify
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to counter; make unimportant
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Replete
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full
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tangible
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can be touched
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abrogate
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cancel; deny; repeal
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harbingers
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indicators; bringers of warnings
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plaudit
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statement giving strong praise
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ensconce
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establish firmly in a position
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Obdurate
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stubborn
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reprieve
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a respite; postponement of a sentence
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tawdry
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of little value; gaudy
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blighted
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damaged; destroyed; ruined
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credulous
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gullible; ready to believe anything
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Haughtiness
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arrogance; pride
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Lachrymose
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tearful, sad
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obfuscate
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deliberately make something difficult to understand
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repudiate
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shun; eschew
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abstemious
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self denying; refraining from indulging
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blithe
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free-spirited; carefree
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Crepuscular
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active at dawn and dusk
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headstrong
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stubborn; willful
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rescind
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retract; repeal
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temper
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to moderate; soften
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abstruse
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difficult to understand; obscure
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blunderbuss
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1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person
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envenom
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to cause bitterness and bad feeling
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hedonism
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self indulgence; pleasure-seeking
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laconic
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using few words; brief; to the point
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oblique
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indirect; slanting
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plumage
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feathers of a bird
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tenacious
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stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
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Accolade
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tribute, honor, praise
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cryptic
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puzzling; enigmatic
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Ephemeral
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short-lived
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Acquiesce
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to agree to; give in to
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bombast
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arrogant, pompous language
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epicure
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someone who appreciates good food and drink
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resonant
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echoing
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tenuous
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flimsy; not solid
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