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88 Cards in this Set
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Adjunct
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an accessory, something added on
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coalesce
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to come together
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congeal
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to thicken , or change from liquid to solid
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consensus
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an agreement
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contiguous
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lying side-by-side
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fission
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a splitting a art
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fusion
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a joining together
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integrate
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to bring together and make whole
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juxtapose
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to place side by side
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pact
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a formal agreement between two countries; a bargain
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rendezvous
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a meeting, usually secret
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egress
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exit
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epoch
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a period of time
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intangible
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not able to be touched or sensed
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polymorphous
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having many shapes
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prolific
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fertile, having many shapes
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scull
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a small rowboat or an oar for a rowboat
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sporadic
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having no pattern or order
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surrogate
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a substitute
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variegated
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having many parts or colors
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altruistic
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doing good for others
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aspirant
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someone reaching for something
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astute
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sharp, shrew
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benevolence
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goodness
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Aloof
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keeping a distance
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banal
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unoriginal and boring
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belligerent
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hostile, warlike
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browbeat
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to intimidate
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choleric
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irritable
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garrulous
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overly talkative
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incompetent
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not able to do something properly
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insipid
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lacking interest, dull, boring
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ostentatious
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showy, pretentious
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pedantic
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overly scholarly, boring
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pugnacious
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hostile
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ravenous
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extremely hungry
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sanctimonious
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acting morally superior, holier-than-thou
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adverse
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unfavorable, opposed, going against
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aggravate
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to make worse
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assailable
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vulnerable
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corpulent
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excessively overweight
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founder
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to sink
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impasse
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a deadlock, a point at which one can go no further
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incumbent
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someone who is currently holding a political position
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insinuation
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a sneaky suggestion of something bad
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mar
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to spoil, to mark
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null
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zero value
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repudiate
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to put down, to renounce
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ruse
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a clever trick
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sedate
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to calm, especially by use of a drug
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slander
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a false and mean-spirited statement meant to injure someone
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superfluous
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more than what is required or needed
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clarity
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clearness
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deft
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skillful
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meticulous
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careful, paying attention to details
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pious
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deeply religious
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abhor
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to hate or detest
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deleterious
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harmful to one's health
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disparage
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to criticize or to speak badly of
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penurious
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extremely stingy or miserly
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quandary
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state of uncertainty
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recuperate
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to heal or return to good health
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salve
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something used to heal or soothe
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cacophony
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jarring and unpleasing sounds
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evanescence
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lasting a short time, fading away gradually
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mercurial
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characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes, fickle
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volatile
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easily changeable, quick to explode
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abstinence
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act or practice of refraining from indulging, especially in alcohol
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capricious
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unpredictable and impulsive
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contemptuous
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expressing disdain or extreme dislike
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contentious
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inclined to fight or argue
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feral
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wild and untamed
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rancorous
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showing hatred or ill-will
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staid
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straight-laced and serious
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quandary
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state of uncertainty
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recuperate
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to heal or return to good health
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salve
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something used to heal or soothe
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cacophony
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jarring and unpleasing sounds
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evanescence
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lasting a short time, fading away gradually
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mercurial
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characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes, fickle
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volatile
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easily changeable, quick to explode
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abstinence
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act or practice of refraining from indulging, especially in alcohol
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capricious
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unpredictable and impulsive
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contemptuous
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expressing disdain or extreme dislike
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contentious
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inclined to fight or argue
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feral
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wild and untamed
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rancorous
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showing hatred or ill-will
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staid
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straight-laced and serious
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