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200 Cards in this Set
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mainstay
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(n) chief support
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vicar
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(n) cleric
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refectory
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(n) college canteen
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banality
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(n) commonplace
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prosaicism
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(n) commonplace
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prosaism
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(n) commonplace
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penance
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(n) confession in church
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curmudgeon
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(n) cranky person
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commination
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(n) curse
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imprecation
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(n) curse
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malediction
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(n) curse
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malison
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(n) curse
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cadaver
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(n) dead body
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demise
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(n) death
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decorum
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(n) decency/order
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propriety
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(n) decency/order
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duplicity
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(n) deception
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abatement
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(n) decrease, reduction
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turpitude
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(n) depravity, wickedness
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scion
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(n) descendent, child
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atrophy
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(n) deterioration
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abberration
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(n) deviation
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votary
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(n) devoted person
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perfidy
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(n) disloyalty
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dogma
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(n) doctrine
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tenet
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(n) doctrine
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canon
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(n) doctrine/law
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iniquity
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(n) evil act
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impunity
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(n) exemption
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epoch epochal
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(n) extended period (adj) influential; defining a time period
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allegory
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(n) fable
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kismet
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(n) fate
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trepidation
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(n) fear
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compunction compunctious
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(n) feeling of guilt (adj) remorseful
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fecundity
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(n) fertility
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sordid
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(n) filthy, vile; contemptible and corrupt
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froth
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(n) foam
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precursor
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(n) forerunner, predecessor
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amity
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(n) friendship/goodwill
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husbandry
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(n) frugality
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providence
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(n) frugality/caution/foresight
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prudence
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(n) frugality/caution/foresight
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obsequies obsequious
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(n) funeral ceremonies (adj) overly flattering
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largess
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(n) generosity; gift
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amenity
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(n) geniality
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inamorata
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(n) girlfriend
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ardor/ardent
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(n) great passion (adj) passionate
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asperity
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(n) harsh, rough
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scabbard
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(n) holder of a blade
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probity
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(n) honesty/goodness
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enmity
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(n) hostility, ill-will
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levity
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(n) humor, frivolity, gaiety
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paradigm
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(n) ideal example, model
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paramour
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(n) ilicit lover
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eon
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(n) indefinitely long period of time
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disesteem
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(n) infamy
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disrepute
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(n) infamy
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ignominy
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(n) infamy
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opprobrium
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(n) infamy
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odium odious
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(n) infamy (adj) hateful, contemptible
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obloquy
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(n) infamy/abuse/aspersion
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fealty
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(n) intense loyalty
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interregnum
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(n) interval between reigns
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respite
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(n) interval of relief
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anvil
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(n) iron block used by blacksmith
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debilitation
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(n) languor
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enervation
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(n) languor
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assize
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(n) law
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decretum
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(n) law
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edict
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(n) law
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precept
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(n) law
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prescript
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(n) law
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statute
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(n) law
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strata
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(n) layers
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remission
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(n) lessening, relaxation
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lassitude
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(n) lethargy
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raillery
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(n) lighthearted jesting (witty remark)
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abhorrence
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(n) loathing, hatred
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din
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(n) loud-noise
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foible
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(n) minor weakness or character flaw
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potentate
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(n) monarch
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quintessence
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(n) most typical example; concentrated essence
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elegy
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(n) mournful poem, usually about the dead
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sustenance
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(n) nourishment
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umbrage
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(n) offense, resentment
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aphorism
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(n) old saying or short pithy statement
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iconoclast
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(n) one who attacks traditional beliefs
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libertine
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(n) one without moral restraint
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progenitor
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(n) ancestor in a direct line
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amulet
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(n) good luck charm
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fervor
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(n) passion
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novitiate
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(n) period of being a beginner or novice
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rhetoric
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(n) persuasive use of language
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shard
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(n) piece of broken glass
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harbinger
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(n) omen
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alacrity
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(n) promptness
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augur augury
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(n) prophet (v) predict (n) prophecy
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reprimand
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(n) rebuke (v) reprove
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redress
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(n) relief from wrong or injury
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contrition contrite
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(n) repentance (adj) deeply sorrowful for a wrong
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assonance
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(n) resemblance in sound, especially in vowel sounds; partial rhyme
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vestment
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(n) ritual robe
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dolor
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(n) sadness
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reprobate
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(n) scoundrel; morally unprincipled person
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chagrin
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(n) shame, embarrassment, humiliation
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epigram
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(n) short, witty saying or poem
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conspicuousness
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(n) showiness
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ostentation
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(n) showiness
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diffidence
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(n) shyness, lack of confidence
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aspersion
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(n) slander
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calumny
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(n) slander
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proselyte proselytize
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(n) someone got proselytized (v) induce someone to convert to a particular belief or religion
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talisman
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(n) something producing a magical effect
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knell
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(n) sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure
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platitude
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(n) stale, overused expression
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frankness
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(n) straightforwardness
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martinet
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(n) strict disciplinarian
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compendium
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(n) summary
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proponent
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(n) supporter
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celerity
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(n) swiftness
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dispatch
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(n) swiftness
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haste
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(n) swiftness
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abeyance
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(n) temporary suppression or suspension
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recidivism
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(n) tendency to repeat previous behavior
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distaff
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(n) the female branch of a family
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fratricide
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(n) the killing of a brother or sister
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optimum
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(n) the most favorable degree
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diffident
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(n) timid
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diatribe
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(n) tirade
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philippic
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(n) tirade
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invective
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(n) tirade (adj) insulting
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harangue
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(n) tirade/pompous speech
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pique
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(n) transient feeling of hurt pride
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eulogy
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(n) tribute
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encomium
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(n) tribute (praise)
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panegyric
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(n) tribute/eulogy
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truism
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(n) truth/aphorism/commonplace
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verity
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(n) truthfulness
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fortnight
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(n) two weeks
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sojourn
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(n) visit, stay
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peregrination
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(n) wandering from place to place
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spendthrift
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(n) wasteful person
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seamstress
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(n) woman who sews
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fledgling
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(n) young bird just learning to fly; beginner, novice
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doldrums
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(n)(pl) boredum
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annul
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(v) abolish
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abrogate
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(v) abolish or invalidate by authority
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vituperate
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(v) abuse verbally
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adjoin
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(v) abut
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denounce
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(v) accuse, blame
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disculpate
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(v) acquit
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venerate/veneration
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(v) adore (n) adoration
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bedeck
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(v) adorn
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embroider
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(v) adorn
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prank
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(v) adorn (n) trick
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load
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(v) adulterate/burden
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champion
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(v) advocate
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countenance
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(v) advocate/approve (n) facial expression
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allay
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(v) alleviate
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assay
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(v) analyze or estimate
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propitiate
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(v) appeace/conciliate
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approbate
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(v) approve
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expiate
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(v) atone for, make amends for
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rarefy
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(v) attenuate
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malinger
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(v) avoid responsibility by pretending ill
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waffle
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(v) babble
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prate
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(v) babble/brag
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decry
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(v) belittle
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disparage
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(v) belittle
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fetter
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(v) bind, chain, confine
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reproof
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(v) blame or censure for a fault
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slake
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(v) calm down or moderate
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discomfit
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(v) cause perplexity and embarrassment
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sidle
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(v) cause to turn sideways; to move along one side
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admonish
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(v) caution or reprimand (criticize)
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fulminate
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(v) censure/denounce
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chortle
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(v) chuckle
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exculpate
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(v) clear of blame or fault
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vindicate
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(v) clear of blame; support a claim
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coalesce
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(v) combine
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antecede antecedent
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(v) come before (adj/n) coming before in place or time
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bear out
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(v) confirm
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impugn
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(v) contradict
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reprehend
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(v) criticize
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reprove
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(v) criticize or correct
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antedate
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(v) date prior to the actual occurrence (n) a date assigned prior to the actual occurrence
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beguile
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(v) deceive
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betray
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(v) deceive
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cozen
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(v) deceive
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dupe
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(v) deceive
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flimflam
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(v) deceive
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hoodwink
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(v) deceive
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humbug
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(v) deceive
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take in
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(v) deceive
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bluff
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(v) deceive/pretend
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dwindle
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(v) decline
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ebb
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(v) decline
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abate
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(v) decrease/abolish
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debase
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(v) degrade/adulterate
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excoriate
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(v) denounce
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