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100 Cards in this Set
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Ambivalence
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lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided
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Cantankerous
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bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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Derogatory
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uncomplimentary
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Exemplify
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to serve as a good example
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Impecunious
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having no money
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Lucid
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clear
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Ornate
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highly decorated
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Precipice
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steep slope
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Salubrious
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health-giving
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Truant
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shirker; someone absent without permission
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Ambulatory
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able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
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Capacious
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spacious
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Desecrate
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to damage or pollute a holy place
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Exhaustive
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complete and thorough
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Impious
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wicked; profane
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Ludicrous
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ridiculous; silly
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Orthodox
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conventional
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Precipitous
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done in a hurry
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Salutary
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something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
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Truncate
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cut short
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Ameliorate
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make better
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Capitulate
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surrender; give in to
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Desecration
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spoiling something holy
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Exonerates
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acquits; absolves; removes blame
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Impoverished
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destitute; poor
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Lukewarm
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1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold
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Ossify
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1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid
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Preclude
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prevent or make impossible
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Sanctimonious
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hypocritically holy
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Tumult
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uproar; noise
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Amelioration
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improvement
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Carping
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constant criticism
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Desist
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stop; discontinue; cease
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Exorcism
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getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)
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Impromptu
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unrehearsed; spontaneous
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Lummox
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clumsy person
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Ostentatious
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showy
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Precocious
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developing early
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Sanction
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give approval to
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Turpitude
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depravity
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Amiable
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friendly
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Cartographer
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person who makes maps
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Despondent
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having no hope; miserable
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Expatriate
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refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country
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Inadvertent
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not intentional
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Luscious
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juicy; moist; succulent
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Oust
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push out of a position
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Predecessor
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one who came before
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Sanguinary
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bloodthirsty; bloody
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Tyro
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novice; beginner
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Amity
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friendship
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Castigate
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scold strongly
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Destitution
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hardship; poverty; misery
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Expedient
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convenient; practical
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Incantation
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chant; invocation; prayer
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Lynch
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assassinate; kill; illegal hanging
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Overt
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obvious; not hidden
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Predicament
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dilemma; difficult situation
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Sanguine
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optimistic; cheerful
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Ubiquitous
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found everywhere; omnipresent
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Amorphous
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lacking in shape
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Catharsis
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purging of pent-up emotions
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Deter
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put off; prevent
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Expedite
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make faster
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Incarceration
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putting in prison
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Machinations
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plots and plans
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Overwrought
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worked up; in an emotional state
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Preeminent
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famous; outstanding
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Sardonic
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mocking
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Unalloyed
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undiluted; total
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Analgesic
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medicine to combat pain
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Caucus
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type of private political meeting
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Deteriorate
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worsen; decline
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Exposition
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clear explanation
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Incessant
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without stopping
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Maelstrom
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whirlpool; storm in the ocean
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Palatable
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good to eat; agreeable
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Prerogative
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right or privilege
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Savant
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person with knowledge
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Unctuous
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oily; using excessive flattery
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Analogous
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comparable
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Caustic
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burning
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Detrimental
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harmful
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Extol
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praise
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Incipient
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just beginning
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Magnanimous
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generous; big-hearted
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Palisade
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fence made of posts
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Prescient
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having fore-knowledge
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Scale
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to climb
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Undermined
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damaged; attacked
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Anarchy
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chaos; lack of government
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Cavalcade
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procession of vehicles
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Devoured
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greedily eaten/consumed
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Extradite
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deport from one country back to the home country
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Inclination
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tendency; a leaning toward
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Magnate
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powerful businessman
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Palliative
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a remedy that improves but doesn't cure
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Presentiment
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a feeling that something might happen
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Scapegoat
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person on whom blame is placed for faults of others
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Underscore
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emphasize
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