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40 Cards in this Set
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corrugated
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wrinkled; rigid
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culpable
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deserving blame
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debilitate
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weaken;enfeeble
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debunk
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless
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dehydrate
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remove water from; dry out
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deleterious
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harmful
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depose
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dethrone; remove from office
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desiccate
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dry up
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diffidence
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shyness
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dilatory
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delaying
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discourse
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formal discussion; conversation
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discrepancy
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lack of consistency; difference
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disquiet
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make uneasy or anxious
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distend
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expand; swell out
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dupe
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someone easily fooled
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ebullient
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showing excitement overflowing with enthusiasm
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edify
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instruct; correct morally
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efface
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rub out
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effervescence
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inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from carbonation
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elegy
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poem or song representing lamentation
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elicit
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draw out by discussion
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elucidate
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explain; enlighten
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emaciated
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thin and wasted
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emend
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correct; correct by a critic
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equanimity
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calmness or temperament; composure
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equitable
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fair; impartial
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evanescent
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fleeting; vanishing
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excerpt
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a selected passage
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fallow
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plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
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falter
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hesitate
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fathom
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comprehend; investigate
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fell
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cruel; deadly
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fitful
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spasmodic; intermittent
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florid
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ruddy; reddish; flowery
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foolhardy
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rash
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glacial
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like a glacier; extremely cold
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hackneyed
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commonplace; trite
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hyperbole
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exaggeration; overstatement
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iconoclastic
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attacking cherished conditions
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ignominy
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deep disgrace; shame and dishonor
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