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66 Cards in this Set
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specious
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adj;appearing just and fair without really being so
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spelunker
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n;one who explores caves
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splenetic
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adj;bad-tempered;irritable
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staid
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adj; sober; sedate
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stanch
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v; to stop or check the flow of blood
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stigmatize
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v; to characterize or brand disgraceful
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stoic
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adj; a person who is seemingly indifferent to joy;grief;pleasure
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stolid
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adj; unexcitiable;dull
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striated
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adj'marked with fine parallel lines
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strident
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adj; ceaking;harsh'grating
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stymie
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n;1. to hinder or obstruct; 2. in golf, an opponent's ball lying in direct line between the player's ball and the
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succor
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n;aid;assistance
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sumptuous
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adj;involvin great expense
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sundry
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adj;1.various;miscellaneous; 2. separate;distinct
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supplant
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v;to take place of
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suppliant
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adj;asking earnestly and submissevly
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surfeit
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v;to feed or supply in excess
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swathe
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v;to wrap around something;envelop
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tawdry
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adj;gaudy or cheap
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teem
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v;1. to be stocked to overflowing; 2. to pour out;to empty
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tenet
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n;any principle doctrine,etc.which a person, school,etc believes or maintains
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termagant
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n;a bositerous, scolding woman; a shrew
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terrestial
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adj;pertaining to the earth
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tether
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n;the range or limit of one's abilities
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thrall
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n;slave
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throe
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n;a violent pang or spasm of pain
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timorous
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adj;fearful
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tortuous
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adj;pertaining to or involving excruciating pain
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traduce
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v;1. to exhibit; 2. to slander
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transmute
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v; to transform
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transmute
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v;to transform
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travail
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v;1. to transform
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travail
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v;to harass;to torment
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trenchant
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adj;1.keen;penetrating; 2.clear-cut;distinct
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tribunal
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n; the seat of judge
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troth
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n;belief;faith;fidelity
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turbid
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adj;1. thick;dense;2. confused;perplexed
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tutelage
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n;the condition of being under a guardian or tutor
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umbrage
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n;shade;shallow
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uncouth
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adj;uncultured;crude
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unfeigned
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adj;genuine;real;sincere
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untrwable
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adj;incredible
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uxoricide
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n;the murder of a wife by her husband
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vagary
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n;1. an old action or idea; 2. a wandering
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vantage
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n;advantage;gain or profit
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vaunt
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v;to brag or boast
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venal
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adj;that can be readily bribed or corrupted
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vaneer
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n;1. a thin surface layer; 2.any attractive but superficial appearance
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verbiage
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n;wordiness
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verity
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ntruthfulness
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vertigo
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n;a sensation of dizziness
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vestige
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n;a trace of something that no longer exists
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vicarious
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adj;taking the place of another place or thing
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vicissitude
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n;changes or variation occuring irregularly in the course of something
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vigilance
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n;watchfulness
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visage
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n;appearance
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vitriolic
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adj;extremely biting or caustic
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vociferous
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adj;making a loud outcry
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volition
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adj;the act of willing
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voracious
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adj;greedy in eating
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vouchsafe
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v;1. to be gracious enough to grant; 2. to guarantee as safe
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wan
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adj:pale;pallid
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wily
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adj;cunning;sly
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wizened
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adj;withered;shrunken
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wreak
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v;to give vent or free play
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wrest
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v; 1. to turn or twist; 2. usurp; 3. to distort or change the true meaning of
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