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66 Cards in this Set
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abnegate
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to give up; to deny to oneself
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accretion
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a growth in size, an increase in amount
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adjudicate
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to hear and settle a matter
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affected
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phony, artificial
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animus
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a feeling of animosity or ill will
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apostate
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one who renounces a religious faith
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arrears
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unpaid, overdue debts or bills
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avuncular
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acting like an uncle; kind and warm
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bedraggle
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soiled, wet and limp; dilapidated
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burnish
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to polish
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cataclysmic
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severely destructive
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certitude
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assurance
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coagulate
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to clot
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concomitant
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existing concurrently
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constituent
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component, part
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convergence
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the state of separate elements joining or coming together
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curt
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abrupt, short with words
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dour
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sullen and gloomy
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enjoin
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[to command]to direct or impose with urgent appeal, to order with emphasis; to forbid
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espy
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to catch sight of, glimpse
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extirpate
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to root out, eradicate; to destroy wholly
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febrile
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feverish, marked by intense emotion or activity
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flippant
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marked by disrepectful lightheartedness or casualness
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fortuitous
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by chance, especially by favorable chance
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gauche
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lacking social refinement (not classy.)
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heretical
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departing from accepted beliefs or stadards (heretic)
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illusory
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producing illusion, deceptive
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imprecation
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a curse
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incipient
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beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage
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insensate
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lacking sensibility and understanding, foolish
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internecine
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mutually destructive
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inveterate
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firmly established, especially with respect to a habit or attitude
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junta
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a small governing body, especially after a revolutionary seizure of power
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lexicon
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a dictionary
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loquacious
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talkative
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malfeasance
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wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official
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microcosm
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a small scale representation of a larger system
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mollify
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to soothe in temper or disposition
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nebulous
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vague, undefined
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opine
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to express an opinion
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oust
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to remove from position by force; eject
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panache
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flamboyance or dash in style and action
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flamboyant
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marked by excessively elaborate or colorful display or behavior
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pariah
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an outcast
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pellucid
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transparently clear in style or meaning, easy to understand
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philology
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the study of ancient texts and languages
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politic
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shrewd and crafty in managing or dealing with things
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precarious
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lacking in security or stability, dependent on chance or uncertain conditions
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proffer
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to offer for acceptance
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prostrate
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lying face downward in adoration or submission
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pundit
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one who gives opinions in an authoritative manner
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rarefy
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to make rare, thin, less dense
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refute
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to contradict, discredit
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reprove
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to criticize or correct, usually in a gentle manner
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satiate
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to satisfy fully or to excess
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seminal
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influential in an original way, providing a basis for further development
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stasis
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a state of static balance or equilibrium
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subterranean
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hidden, secret; underground
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sybarite
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a person devoted to pleasure and luxury
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toady
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one who flatters in the home of gaining favors
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trounce
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to beat severely, defeat
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usury
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the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates (high interest)
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vernal
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relating to spring; fresh
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vituperative
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to abuse verbally, berate
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wield
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to exercise authority or influence effectively
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zephyr
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a gentle breeze
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