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58 Cards in this Set
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concatenate
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link together
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consanguinity
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kinship
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construe
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interpret, explain
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contumely
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humiliating insult
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convivial
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friendly, jovial
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cordon
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a line of something guarding or enclosing an area; the act of doing that; a ribbon or cord worn over breast
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caruscate
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sparkle
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cozen
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to trick
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crestfallen
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dejected, discouraged; drooping crest or head
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cruet
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glass bottle, esp. for vinegar or oil
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culpable
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blameworthy
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cynosure
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something that attracts attention and admiration; also serves to guide
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debutante
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young women making debut into society
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declivity
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a downward slope
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decry
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belittle, discredit
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defeatist
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someone who surrenders easily
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deleterious
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harmful, pernicious
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contiguous
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touching; near
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contravene
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to be or come into conflict with; transgress
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contusion
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bruise
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convoke
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to summon
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cormorant
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diving bird with neck pouch; greedy person
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crabbed
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grouchy; contrary; hard to understand
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credulity
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gullibility
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crux
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pivotal point; perplexing difficulty; a cross
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culvert
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sewer
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dais
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a raised platform for throne, seats of honor, etc.
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debauch
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to seduce, corrupt; indulge in debauchery
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decorous
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proper
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delineation
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rough draft, sketch
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decadence
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falling into inferior state; moral decline, esp. self-indulgence
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convoluted
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coiled; complicated
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cornice
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horizontal molded projection that crowns building or wall
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coterie
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clique
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covetous
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wrongly desirous
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crass
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boorish
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cupidity
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greed
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cursory
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going rapidly over something w/o noticing details
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dally
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to waste time; loiter; flirt
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dawdle
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waste time; idle
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debenture
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certificate acknowledging debt
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decant
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to pour (wine, etc.) gently so as not to disturb sediment
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defalcate
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misappropriation of money or funds held by official
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deliquescent
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act of melting away
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contemn
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to treat with disdain; scorn
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contigent
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conditional; happening by chance; possible; rep. group forming assemblage
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conversant
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familiar by use or study
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copious
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abundant
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corsair
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a fast ship used for piracy
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countermand
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to revoke a command
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craven
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cowardly; a coward
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crepuscular
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of or pertaining to twilight; dim
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cull
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to choose
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dank
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unpleasantly moist or humid
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dearth
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scarcity; lack
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deciduous
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sheddling leaves annually; falling off at a particular stage of growth; transitory
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defamation
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slander
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deign
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to think fit w/ one's dignity; condescend; stoop
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