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25 Cards in this Set
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obsolete
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out of date, no longer useful
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posterity
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all of a person's descendents
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premise
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an essential fact that others are based on
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retrospect
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the review of past events, hindsight
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absolved
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freed from guilt or blame
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concede
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to give in or surrender
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contrition
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deep regret for doing something wrong
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implore
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to be or ask earnestly
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indignant
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feeling angry or insulted from an insult or wrongdoing
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hackneyed
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no longer exsisting
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obsolete
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out of date, no longer useful
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posterity
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all of a person's descendents
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premise
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an essential fact that others are based on
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retrospect
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the review of past events, hindsight
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absolved
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freed from guilt or blame
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concede
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to give in or surrender
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contrition
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deep regret for doing something wrong
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implore
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to beg or ask earnestly
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indignant
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feeling angry or insulted by wrongdoing
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abridge
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to shorten in length or duration
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academic
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having to do with school or education
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adage
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an old saying that is usually believed to be true
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assert
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to state a viewpoint
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cumulative
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increasing through successive addition
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genre
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a specific style of art or litereture
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