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40 Cards in this Set
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blatantly
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offensive, vulgar, conspicuous, obtrusive
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curtailed
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cut short reduce
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demise
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to convey, will or lease, transmit by succesion inheritance to pass
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desist
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to cease, to stop, act
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edifices
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building, large massive structure abstract sturcuture
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emulate
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to strive, to equal or excle to imitate
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fulcrum
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prop, support, supplies capability for action a part of an animal that serves as a hinge
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imbued
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to permiate or influnce as if by dyeing to tinge
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induce
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inflence, call, bring about, form, produce
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inrospective
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refection, looking inward
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mundane
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referring to the events of everyday living common place
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persumend
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to suppose, true assume, to improve on, take advantage of, to take for granteed
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prodigious
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hugde in size or bulk, requiring great effort or skill
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pseudo
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false, fake
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rampant
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uncontollable, and widespread
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replication
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to make copies of
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robust
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to make copies of
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sardonic
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showing scorn, sarcastic, cynical
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scathing
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harsh, severe
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schemes
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an ordered arrangement, plan, a secret or dishonest, a plan of action
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abruptly
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involving action or change without preparation or warning, unexpected, unceremoniously curt, lacking smoothness or continuity
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ailment
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a boudily disorder or chronic diseases, unrest, uneasiness
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congregate
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collect into a group or crowd, assemble,
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partial
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relating to a part rather than the whole, not general or total, inclined to favor one party more, markedly fond of someone or something
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pungent
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sharply painful, having a stiff and sharp point, causing a charp incisive quality, caustic, irritating sensation, intense flavor or odor
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surfeit
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overabundant supply, intemperate or immoderate indulgence in something, disgust caused by excess
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syndrome
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a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and charactize a particulat abnomality or condition, a set of concurrent things that usually form an identifiable pattern
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uncouth
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archaic, not known or not familiar, seldon experienced, uncommon, rare, strange or clumsy in shape or apperance, outlandish, lacking polich and grace, rugged
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unequivocal
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leaving no doubt, clear, unambiguous, unquestionable
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vivid
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very strong, high in chroma, having the apperance of vigorous life or freshness, liviely, clear impression on senses, sharp, intense distinct mental images, vigorously
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caricatures
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ludicrus distortion of parts of charateristics,
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contaminate
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soil stain corrupt, infectied by contact or association
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degenerate
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having declined, become less specialized
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delay
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put off postpone, stop detain, or hinder for a time
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quest
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a jury of inquest, inverstigation
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quota
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proportional part or share
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recessive
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tend to recive, withdraw
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resources
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source of support
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retention
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abnormal retainging or a fluid or secretion of fluid in a body cavity
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resistance
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resiting opposition
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