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26 Cards in this Set
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Abscond
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leave hurriedly and secretly
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chicanery
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the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial or legal purpose
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nebulous
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hazy
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neologism
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newly coined word or expression
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succor
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assistance, support in times of hardship or distress
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chary
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cautious, wary
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prevaricate
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speak or act in an evasive way
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cogent
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a convincing argument
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quaff
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drink heartily
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inimical
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tending to obstruct, harm
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disabuse
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remove an idea that is false, or persuade that an idea is mistaken
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disinterested
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not influenced by considerations of personal advantage
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salubrious
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health giving
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unfeigned
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genuine, sincere
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trenchant
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vigorous or incisive in style
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untenable
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not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
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adumbrate
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to foreshadow vaguely
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alacrity
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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amalgamate
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to combine several elements into a whole; not achieving adulturation
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anathema
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a solemn or ecclesiastical curse; accursed or thoroughly loathed person or thing
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anodyne
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soothing
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antipathy
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aversion, dislike
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apocryphal
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dubious authenticity or origin, spurious
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apogee
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farthest or highest point, culmination, zenith
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apostate
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one who abandons long held religious or poliitcal convictions, a betrayer of a cause
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apotheois
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deification, glorification to godliness, the perfect example
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