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54 Cards in this Set
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enfranchise |
give voting rights |
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hamper |
hinder, obstruct |
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noxious |
harmful, lethal, poisonous |
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placid |
calm, peaceful |
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remuneration |
payment for work done |
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tailsman |
lucky charm |
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bilk |
to cheat, defraud |
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engender |
to cause/ produce |
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hangar |
storage area |
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knotty |
complex, difficult to solve |
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abasement |
humiliation |
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harangue |
noisy, attacking speech/ tirade |
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plaintiff |
petitioner |
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replete |
full |
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abrogate |
cancel, deny |
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enigma |
puzzle, mystery |
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harbringers |
one who announces the coming of a person or thing |
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plaudit |
statement giving strong praise |
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creditable |
praiseworthy, laudable |
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ensconce |
establish firmly in a position |
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obdurate |
stubborn |
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reprieve |
postponement of a sentence |
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tawdry |
of little value, gaudy |
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blighted |
destroyed |
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credulous |
gullible |
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enshroud |
cover |
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lachrymose |
sad |
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obfuscate |
deliberately making something difficult to understand/ to darken |
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repudiate |
to refuse to have anything to do with |
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tedium |
boredum |
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abstemious |
self-denying |
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blithe |
carefree |
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crepuscular |
active at dawn and dusk |
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pliable |
flexible, not stubborn |
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rescind |
retract, repeal |
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temper |
to moderate, soften |
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abstruse |
difficult to understand |
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blunderbuss |
clumsy person |
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envenom |
to cause bad feeling |
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hedonism |
self indulgence |
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laconic |
concise, using few words |
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oblique |
slanting |
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tenacious |
stubborn |
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accolade |
tribute, honor |
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bolster |
support |
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ephemeral |
short lived |
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acquiese |
to agree to, give in |
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bombast |
arrogant, pompous language |
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curtail |
cut short |
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epicure |
someone who appreciates food and drink |
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heed |
listen to |
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lampoon |
ridicule, spoof |
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resonant |
echoing |
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tenuous |
thin, slim, flimsy |
