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20 Cards in this Set
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cogitate
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to think over carefully; to ponder
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ignominious
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degrading, disgraceful, humiliating
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profligate
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extremely wasteful, wildly extravagant
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contentious
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showy, pretentious
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corroborate
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to confirm
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precarious
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dangerous, unstable, uncertain
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provincial
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narrow-minded, unsophisticated
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Kendall
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refute
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to disprove, deny, dispute
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raze
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to destroy
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piece de resistance
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main item in a collection or series
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sinuous
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winding, twisting
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implacable
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relentless, unforgiving, unappeasable
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acrimony
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harshness, sharpness
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inadvertent
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accidental, unintentional
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mitigate
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to make milder or less severe
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lethargic
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tired, weak
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immutable
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unchanging
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stringent
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strict, harsh
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supercilious
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haughty, arrogant
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peremptory
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demanding, leaving no choice
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