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58 Cards in this Set
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abrogate
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to make null, abolish
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actuate
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to put into action
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admonish
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to gently warn
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algorithm
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an established procedure for solving something
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anomaly
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a deviation from the common rule
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apprise
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to give notice to, inform
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askance
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with disapproval
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balk
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to stop short of and refuse to move onward
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behemonth
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something of monstrous size or power
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bombastic
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high-sounding but meaningless
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cache
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a hiding spot, stockpile
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caucus
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a closed committee within a political party
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chary
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watchful, cautious
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condole
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to grieve; express sympathy (condolences)
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contemptuous
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scornful, hateful
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coterie
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an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose
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debacle
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a sudden collapse or defeat; failure; fiasco
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digress
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to turn aside, stray from the subject
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dispassionate
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unaffected by bias or strong emotions, not allowing emotions to get involved
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elegy
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a mournful poem (elegiac)
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eponymous
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giving one's name to a place, book, restaurant (Macbeth: character and title of play)
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extrinsic
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originating from the outisde
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fodder
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raw material
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fulsome
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abundant; flattering in an insincere way
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histrionics
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intentional display of emotion for effect
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impassive
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absent of any external sign of emotion, expressionless
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intimation
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a subtle and indirect hint
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lampoon
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to ridicule with satire
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libertine
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a free thinker (esp. one without moral restraint)
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macrocosm
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the whole universe; a large-scale reflection of a part of the greater world
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mannered
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artificial or stilted in character (affected)
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misanthrope
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a person who hates or distrusts mankind
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mores
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fixed customs or manners; moral attitude
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nefarious
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intensely wicked
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obfuscate
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to confuse, make obscure
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opprobrious
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disgraceful, shameful
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panegyric
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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
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pathogenic
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causing disease
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pique
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to arouse anger or resentment in, to provoke
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pore
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to read studiously
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presage
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something that foreshadows
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proxy
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a person authorized to act for someone else
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purport
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to claim, suppose to be
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remission
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a lessening of intensity or degree
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rescind
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to repeal, cancel
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rostrum
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an elevated platform for public speaking
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savant
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a person of learning
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seraphic
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angelic, sweet (seraphim)
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spartan
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highly self-disciplined; frugal, austere
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stipulate
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to specify as a condition or requirement of an agreement
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tantamount
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equal in value or effect
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tenet
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a principle, belief, or doctrine accepted by members of a group
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tout
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to praise or publicize loudly
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turgid
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swollen as from a fluid, bloated
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vehemently
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marked by extreme intensity of emotions
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vilify
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to slander, defame
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volley
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a flight of missiles; round of gunshots
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winsome
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charming
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