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42 Cards in this Set
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Afflict |
Cause pain or suffering to; |
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Entrust |
Assign responsibility for doing something |
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Soar |
Rise |
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Prevarication |
Lying |
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Adept |
Skilled |
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Pervasive |
Spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people |
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Improvidence |
Uncautious |
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Untenable |
Insupportable |
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Imperative |
Cruicial |
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Taut |
Tight; rigid |
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Trying |
Stressful |
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Ornery |
Bad tempered |
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Balmy |
Pleasantly warm |
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Dreary |
Dull; sad |
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Melancholy |
Gloom state of mind |
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Inimical |
Harmful |
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Fawning |
Flattering |
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Obsequiousness |
Flattery |
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Alchemy |
Magic |
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Hegemony |
Dominance |
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Vexation |
Annoyed |
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Inchoate |
Undeveloped |
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Rudimentary |
Undeveloped; basic |
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Compendium |
Collection; compilation |
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Miscellany |
Collection |
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Surfeit |
Excessive amount |
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Paucity |
Scarcity |
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Saddle |
Burden |
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Embroil |
Get involved |
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Feline |
Cat like |
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Spurious |
False |
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Canny |
Shrewd; smart |
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Attest |
Certify |
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Profligacy |
Reckless extravagance |
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Acrimony |
Bitterness or ill-feeling |
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Inordinate |
Excessive |
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Warrant |
Justify; confirm |
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Needle |
Provoke or annoy by continous criticism or complaining |
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Rail |
Complain |
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Fulminate |
Complain |
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Insure |
Provide compensation |
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Militate |
Hinder |