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84 Cards in this Set
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Abdicate
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To denounce
To discard To abandon |
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Aberration
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Something not typical
Deviation |
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Abhorrence
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Repugnance
Detestation |
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Abjure
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To renounce upon oath
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Abnegation
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Self Denial
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Abrogate
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To break, as a treaty of law
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Abscond
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to depart secretly; to hide
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Absolve
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to set free from obligation or consequence of guilt
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Abstruse
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hard to understand; hard to grasp
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Accolade
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an award or honor; high praise
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Acquiesce
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to agree silently
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Acument
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keenness
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Arid
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dull; unimaginative
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Broach
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to make known for the first time
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Brook
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to bear or tolerate
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Cache
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something hidden in secure place
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Cajole
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to persuade; to coax
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Capitulate
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to surrender; to give in
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Carp
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to complain
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Choleric
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hot tempered, easily angered
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Clandestine
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secret
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Cynosure
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center of interest
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Dauntless
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fearless
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Debonair
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sohpisticated, suave
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Decorous
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proper, in good taste, correct
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Duplicity
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concealment of ones true intentions by misleading words; deception
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Eclectic
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from many sources; varied
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Effete
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exhausted; worn out
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Egress
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exit
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Exigent
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urgent; requires prompt attention
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Expunge
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to erase
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Fallacious
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misleading;
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Feckless
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feeble; worthless
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Fervid
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Very hot; intense
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Gainsay
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to deny; contradict
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Garner
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collect; to accumulate
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Gauche
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lacking social grace; crude
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Goad
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to urge; to incite
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Hiatus
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a gap or interruption
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Hone
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to sharpen
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Idyllic
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carefree; lighthearted
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Imbue
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to permeate or influence
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Impugn
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to attack
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Inimical
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hostile, unfriendly
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Jejune
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immature; child-like
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Jocose
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witty or funny
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Kindle
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to inspire
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Kinetic
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related to motion
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Laconic
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concise
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Lassitude
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fatigue; weariness
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Levity
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not serious
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Lurid
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gruesome, shockin
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Maverick
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rebel; nonconformist
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Mitigate
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to soften; extenuating
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Moot
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questionable
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Munificent
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lavish, extravagent
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Nuance
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subtle variation; small detail
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Obdurate
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unyielding
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Officious
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meddling; interfering
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Onus
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burden
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Paucity
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a small amountl; scarce
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Peruse
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to study; to read carefully
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Quell
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to suppress
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Quisling
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a traitor
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Quixotic
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foolish; impractical
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Quondam
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former; sometime
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Raze
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demolish; destroy
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Sanguine
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hopeful
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Satiric
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using ridicule or sarcasm
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Tacit
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unspoken; implied
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Tepid
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lukewarm; room temperature
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Terse
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refined; concise
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Umbrage
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feeling of offense
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Undulate
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to fluctuate
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Unduly
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excessive
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Vapid
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spiritless
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Verbose
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wordy
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Viable
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able to stand; capable
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Vilify
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to slander
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Volatile
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easily aroused; explosive
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Wan
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pale; sickly
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Whet
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stimlulate; make more intense
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Wroth
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very angry
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Zealot
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one who is enthusiastic; sometimes fanatical about a cause
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