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69 Cards in this Set
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CABAL
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a secret group seeking to overturn something
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CACOPHONY
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harsh
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CALUMNY
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a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation
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CANARD
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a lie
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CANDID
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impartial and honest in speech
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CAPRICIOUS
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changing one's mind quickly and often
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CARTOGRAPHY
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science or art of making maps
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CASTIGATE
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to punish or criticize harshly
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CATALYST
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something that brings about a change in something else
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CATHOLIC
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universal; broad and comprehensive
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CAUSTIC
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biting in wit
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CHAOS
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great disorder or confused situation
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CHAUVINIST
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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he/she belongs
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CHICANERY
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deception by means of craft or guile
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CIRCUMSPECT
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cautious; aware of potential consequences
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CLOYING
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sickly sweet; excessive
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COALESCE
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to grow together to form a single whole
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COFFER
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strongbox; large chest for money
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COGENT
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convincing and well reasoned
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COLLUSION
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collaboration; complicity; conspiracy
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CONDONE
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to overlook
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CONNOISSEUR
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a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes
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CONTRITE
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deeply sorrowful or repentant for a wrong
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CONTUMACIOUS
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rebellious
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CONVOLUTED
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intricate and complicated
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CORROBORATE
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to support with evidence
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COSSET
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to pamper; treat with great care
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COTERIE
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an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose
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CRAVEN
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lacking courage
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CREDULOUS
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too trusting; gullible
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CRESCENDO
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steadily increasing in volume or force
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CUPIDITY
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greed; strong desire
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CURMUDGEON
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cranky person
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DEBUTANTE
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young woman making debut in high society
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DECLIVITY
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downward slope
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DECOROUS
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proper; tasteful; socially correct
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DECORUM
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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
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DEFACE
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to mar the appearance of; vandalize
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DEFERENCE
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respect; courtesy
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DELETERIOUS
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subtly or unexpectedly harmful
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DEMAGOGUE
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a leader or rabble rouser
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DEMUR
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to express doubts or objection
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DERIDE
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to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
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DESICCATE
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to dry out thoroughly
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DESULTORY
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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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DIAPHANOUS
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allowing light to show through; delicate
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DIATRIBE
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an abusive
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DICTUM
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authoritative statement
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DIFFIDENT
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lacking self confidence
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DILATE
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to make larger; expand
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DILATORY
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intended to delay
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DILETTANTE
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someone with an amateurish or superficial interest in a topic
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DIRGE
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a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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DISABUSE
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to set right; free from error
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DISCERN
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to perceive or recognize
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DISPARATE
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fundamentally different; entirely unalike
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DISSEMBLE
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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
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DISSONANCE
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a harsh and disagreeable combination
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DISTAFF
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the female branch of a family
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DISTEND
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to swell
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DITHER
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to act confusedly or without clear purpose
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DIURNAL
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existing during the day
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DIVINE
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to foretell or know by inspiration
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DOCTRINAIRE
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rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic
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DOGMA
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a firmly held opinion
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DOGMATIC
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dictatorial in one's opinions
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DROLL
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amusing in a wry
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DUPE
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to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
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DYSPEPTIC
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suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
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