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69 Cards in this Set
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abjure
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to reject
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anomaly
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deviation from the norm
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interminable
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unending
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nondescript
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having no individuality
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truncate
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to shorten
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ubiquitous
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all around
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vernacular
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informal language
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zealous
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enthusiastic
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carte blanche
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complete authority
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propitious
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favorable
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metamorphosis
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dramatic change
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serendipity
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complete lucky happening
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vestige
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evidence, fragment
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abstemious
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eating and drinking moderately
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iniquity
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sin
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patronizing
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talking down to
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usurp
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to take over
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vacillate
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to go back and forth over a decision
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apocryphal
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fictitious
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dissipate
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to use up
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acme
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the highest point
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ineffable
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beyond description
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inundate
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flooded
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kudos
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praise
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maxim
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familiar statement
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superfluous
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unnecessary; excessive
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conundrum
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puzzle or dilemma
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coterie
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a clique
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extricate
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to free
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incongruous
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inappropriate
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incumbent
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required {followed by upon}
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innocuous
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harmless
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inveterate
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habitual, continuing
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plethora
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abundance
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spurious
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false, deceptive
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imbroglio
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difficult situation
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impetuous
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impulsive
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platitude
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cliché
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stringent
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strict
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venerate
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to respect highly
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anecdote
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a short personal story
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cerebral
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intellectual
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cogent
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clearly reasoned
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convoluted
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complicated
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entreat
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to plead
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livid
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furious
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lurid
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gruesome
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surfeit
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an excessive amount
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allay
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to relieve
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ameliorate
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to improve
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exegesis
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an interpretation of
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inveigh
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to oppose {followed by against}
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profligate
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wasteful
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly resistant
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renunciation
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rejection
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vitiate
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to corrupt, to spoil
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benign
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kind
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culpable
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blameable, responsible for
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indecorous
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improper
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indolent
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lazy
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pervasive
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present throughout
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punitive
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punishing
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circumlocution
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talking around an issue to avoid it
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deleterious
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harmful
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largesse
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generosity
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prevaricate
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to lie; mislead
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extenuating
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lessening the seriousness of
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timorous
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timid
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untenable
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undefendable
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