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75 Cards in this Set
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disparate |
different
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dissemble
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present a false appearance
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dissonance
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a harsh and disagreeable combination
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distaff
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female branch of the family
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aberrant
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diviating from what is normal
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abjure
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to reject, abandon
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alacrity
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prompness, readiness |
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apocryphal
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of questionable authority or authenticity, false hood
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arrogate
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to claim without justification
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assuage
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to make less severe
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attenuate
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to make less severe
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bilk
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to cheat, defraud
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calumny
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a false accusation
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cogent
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convincing and well reasoned
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contumacious
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rebellious
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ablution
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act of cleansing
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demur
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to express doubts
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deride
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to mock
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disabuse
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to set right, free from error
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disparate
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fundamentatlly different
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dissemble
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to present a false appearance
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devine
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predict
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droll
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amusing
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encomium
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praise
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evervate
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reduce in strength
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engender
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to cause, or produce
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time
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ersatz
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fake, artificial
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eschew
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to shun, to avoid
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estimable
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admirable
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exculpate
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clear from blame
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exigent
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urgent
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expurgate
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to censor
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fallow
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dormant, unused
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furtive
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secret, stealthy
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gambol
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to dance playfully
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fawn
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to grovel
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fecund
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fertile
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foment
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to arouse, or incite
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fecund
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fertile, productive
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glib
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offhand, casual
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gradation
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variation in color, process occuring by regular degrees of stages
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hapless
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bad luck
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hoary
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very old
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hyperbole
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purposeful exageration for effect
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ignoble
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not noble
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imbue
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to infuse, moisten
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impecunious
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poor
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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impious
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not devout in religion
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implacable
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unable to be calmed down
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imprecation
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a curse
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inculcate
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to teach
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indolent
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lazy
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inexorable
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unyielding
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ingrate
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not grateful person
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ingratiate
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to gain favor
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inimical
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hostile
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iniquity
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sin, evil act
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inquest
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to investigate
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insipid
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lacking in interest of flavor
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inter
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bury
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interregnum
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interval between reigns
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intractable
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not easily managed
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intransigent
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uncompromising
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intrepid
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fearless
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inure
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to harden, become acustom to
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investiture
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ceremony conferring authority
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invidious
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envious
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irascible
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easily made angry
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itinerant
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wandering from place to place
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ingenuous
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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invective
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abusive language
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irascible
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easily made angry
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jingoism
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belligerent support of one's country
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