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27 Cards in this Set
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apprise
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inform
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arrears
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being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done
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arroyo
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gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater
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ascendancy
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controlling influence; position of controlling influence; CF. in the ascendant
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asunder
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into parts; apart; V. sunder
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atavism
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resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback
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aver
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state confidently; declare as true
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awl
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pointed tool used for piercing
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awry
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distorted; crooked; bent; Ex. Our plans have gone awry.
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balmy
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soft and mild (of air); fragrant
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unregenerate
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making no attempt to change one’s bad practices
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bent
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determined; natural talent or inclination
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swell
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long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking
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blas´e
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bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored
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blight
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plant disease
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blowhard
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talkative boaster; braggart
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bowdlerize
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expurgate
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brook
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tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference
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buffet
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strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out
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bullion
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gold and silver in the form of bars
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calumny
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malicious misrepresentation; slander
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canard
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unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report
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canter
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slow gallop
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Solipsism
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philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist
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Internecine
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Of or relating to struggle within a nation, organization, or group
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mirabile
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dictum- wonderfully, amazingly
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crèche
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day care center; crib
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