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54 Cards in this Set
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abnegate
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deny, renounce
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acquiesce
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to agree in silence
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aerie
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nook or nest built high in the air
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amortize
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to diminish by payments
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aplomb
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poise, confidence
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balk
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to refuse, shirk; prevent
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calumny
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false accusation, slander
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commodious
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roomy
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compunctious
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feeling guilty, having misgivings
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cosset
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to pamper
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distaff
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female branch of the family
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dither
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to act confusedly or without purpose
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droughty
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courageous
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endemic
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belonging to a particular area, inherent
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expurgate
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to censor
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fealty
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intense loyalty
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fey
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doomed
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fulminate
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explode with anger
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fulsome
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excessive, sickeningly overdone
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gibe
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make heckling remarks
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hermetic
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tightly sealed
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husband
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to farm; manage carefully, thriftily
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inculpate
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blame, charge with a crime
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insuperable
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insurmountable
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internecine
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deadly to both sides
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invidious
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provoking ill-will; offensive
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jibe
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to shift suddenly
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jingoism
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belligerent support of one's country
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lapidary
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relating to precious stones
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lassitude
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lethargy, sluggishness
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licentious
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immoral, unrestrained by society
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lissome
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easily flexed, limber
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maudlin
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overly sentinmental
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mawkish
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sickeningly sentimental
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mote
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small particle
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parley
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discussion (between enemies)
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peculation
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thefy of money or goods
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plait
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to braid
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propinquity
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nearness
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provident
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prudent, frugal
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pulchritude
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beauty
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pussaint
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renitent
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resisting pressure, obstinate
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restive
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impatient, restless
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sensescent
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aging, growing old
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sportive
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playful
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sybarite
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person devoted to pleasure
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tableau
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vivid description, striking scene
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temerity
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recklessness
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trammel
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impede or hamper
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turpitude
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inherent vileness
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voluble
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talkative, glib
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wizened
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withered, wrinkled
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vapid
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lacking interest or flavor
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