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83 Cards in this Set
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circuitous
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long, round-about course or path
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winsome
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charming/pleasant
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hapless
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unfortunate
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prevaricate
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to lie
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aberration
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a deviation from what is normal or natural
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corpulent
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bulky
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befuddle
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confused state
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paltry
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spare
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singular
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wondrous
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abbreviate
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to make brief, to shorten
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abeyance
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a temporary lapse in activity, suspension
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abjure
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to renounce or reject, to officially disclaim
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abrade
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to irritate by rubbing, to wear down in spirit
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abridge
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to shorten, to reduce
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abrogate
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to nullify, to abolish
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abscond
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to make a secret departure, to elope
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accretion
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a gradual build-up or enlargement
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adjunct
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something added to another thing, but not a part of it, an associate or assistant
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Adroit
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skillful, adept
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adulterate
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to corrupt, to make impure
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adversary
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an enemy or opponent
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aesthete
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someone devoted to beauty and to beautiful tings
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affability
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the quality of being easy to talk to and gracious
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affected
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false, artificial
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affinity
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a feeling of shared attraction, kinship, a similarity
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aggrandized
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to make bigger or greater, to inflate
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agitation
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a disturbance, a disturbing feeling of upheavel and excitement
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amalgamate
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to blend thoroughly
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ameliorate
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to make something better or more tolerable
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amortize
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to pay off or reduce a debt gradually through periodic payments
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anachronistic
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out of the proper time
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anomaly
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something different or irregular
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antipathy
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a long-held feeling of dislike or aversion
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ambiguous
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doubtful/uncertain
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend/obscure
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amendment
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improving
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abjure
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promise or swear to give up
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acquisition
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something acquired/acquiring
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adhere
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remain faithful/stick fast to
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abacus
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frame with balls with calculating
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admonitory
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containing warning
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abysmal
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bottomless/extreme
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alacrity
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eager and cheerful readiness
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alloy
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to debase by mixing with something inferior
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accolade
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praise/approval
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antidote
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medicine used against a poison or a disease
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arabesque
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a complex/ornate design
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ascertain
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get to know
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apathetic
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indifference
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial/austere/stark
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apotheosis
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deification/glorification to godliness
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aplomb
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self-confidence
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astringent
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substance that shrinks
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apartheid
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brutal racial discrimination
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apprehensive
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grasping/understanding/fear/unhappy feeling about future
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attenuate
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make thin/weaken/enervate
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ascendary
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a controlling influence/a domination
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ardour
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enthusiasm
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apt
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well-suited/quick-witted
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annul
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put an end to
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aspersion
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slander
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appease
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make quiet or calm
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assiduous
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diligent/hard-working/sedulous
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ardently
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with full of ardour
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auspice
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protections or support/patronage
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bedizen
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to adorn/especially in cheap/showy manner
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austere
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severely moral and strict/simple and plain
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balk
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obstacle/purposely to get on the way of
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auspicious
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favorable/successful/prosperous
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baleful
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harmful/ominous/causing evil
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bewilder
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puzzle/confuse
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bilge
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bulge/the protuberance of a cask
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blithe
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gay and joyous
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banal
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uninteresting
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aversion
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strong dislike
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benefactor
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person who has given help
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benevolent
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generous/charitable
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blandishment
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flattery/coaxing
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be irreconcilable
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cannot be brought into harmony
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blandness
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polite manner/comforting/uninteresting
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benign
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kind and gentle/mild (climate)
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berate
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scold sharply
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chastisement
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punishment
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