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100 Cards in this Set
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a law; a rule; a rugulation
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statute
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a starlike mark (*)used in printing
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asterisk
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a pamphlet
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brochure
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to fail to believe; to damage the reputation of
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discredit
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an act of withdrawling or going back
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recession
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supposed or believable but not necessarily true
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hypothetical
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an argument or supposition to be defended
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thesis
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point of view
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perspective
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authority of power
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jurisdiciton
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a list of books or essays on a particular subject or by a partucular author
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bibliography
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to condemn openly; to accuse formally;
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denounce
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to arouse suddenly;
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galvanize
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able to use two languages well
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bilingual
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lacking some essential quality
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deficent
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having a bad reputation
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infamous
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having to do with a persons life
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biographical
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using irony and wit to attack ideas
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satirical
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to persuade someone not to do somethin
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disuade
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able to use languages easily and skillfully
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fluent
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arranged in the order in which things happen
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chronological
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the principal beliefs, opinions, or doctrines
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ideologies
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large, heavy, and clumsy
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ponderous
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appropiate
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applicable
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too soon
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permature
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not important or relevant
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immaterial
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subject to change
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tentative
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not convienent
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inconvienent
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not important
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trivial
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expecting the best
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optimistic
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noticiable
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perceptible
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to scramble
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clamber
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not able to be reckoned beforehand
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incalculable
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loud applause
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acclaim
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having or exerting influence
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influential
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perpetual
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perennial
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something asserted as true
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affirmation
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influenced
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affected
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precedence
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priority
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the state or quality
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prominence
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to restrict
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crcumscribe
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wildly excited
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vanity
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left to chance
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dubious
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causeing doubt
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grueling
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exhausting
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liability
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not neat
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unkempt
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explosive
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equation
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a statement of equality
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volatile
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the fundamental nature of something
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frenzied
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something for which someone is legally responsible
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haphazard
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the quality of being vain or conceited
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essence
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useful
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collaborate
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cheif in importance
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autonomous
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to work together
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depict
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to picture in words
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functional
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to produce a written or typed copy from another form
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functional
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to disturb or interfere
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collective
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self-governing
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paramount
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gathered into a whole
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reluctant
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pertaining to something that exists in effect
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transrcibe
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not eager
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disrupt
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deft; light and quick
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nimble
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to cooperate secretly
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connives
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rough sounding and harsh
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raucous
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to carry or send from one place to another
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convey
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inclined to doubt
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skeptical
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careful in speech and action
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discreet
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to happen; to occur
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transpire
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to urge on
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instigate
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cleverly humourous
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wry
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to frighten
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intimidate
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the process of adjusting or changing
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intervention
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a first step or movement toward something
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initiative
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unable to be recovered
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irretrievable
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something done or paid to amke up for an insult
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amends
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an act of coming between in order to stop
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alteration
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a mixture of things that are not usually placed together
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medley
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a severe rebuke or scolding
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reprimand
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not capable of being divided or separated
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indivisible
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a leisurely walk or stroll
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promenades
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severe
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drastic
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to draw back or in
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retract
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to excel
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surpass
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an ability to move quicklyand easily
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agility
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easily influenced or affected
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susceptible
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a thin layer of valuable wood put over other wood
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veneer
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to become less and less
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dwindle
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on guard against danger or deception
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wary
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to irritate or annoy greatly
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exasperate
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apparently unconcerned or uninterested
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nonchalant
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to slip away or to pass
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elapsed
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anything that guarentees the fulfillment of a loan or obligation
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collateral
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to come into view
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emerges
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to act in recordance of a request, custom, or role
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comply
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to use up
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expend
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sympathy for someone's grief or sorrow
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condolence
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to determine the rate of charge or the amount to be paid
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assess
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to pollute
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contaminate
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the state of being free from
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immunity
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support or upkeep of something
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maintenance
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to lessen in value or price
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derpreciate
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