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40 Cards in this Set
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Agitate (v)
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to bother or stir up
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AG
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Litigate (v)
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to sue someone
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AG
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Prodigal (a)
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spending a lot-too much
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AG
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Synagogue (n)
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Jewish center of worship
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AG
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Advent (n)
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coming to use
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VEN/VENT
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Provenance (n)
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source of something
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VEN/VENT
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Venturesome (a)
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adventurous
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VEN/VENT
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Venue (n)
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where a trial or event is held
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VEN/VENT
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affinity (n)
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attraction towards someone or something
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FIN
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definitive (n)
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having the final word
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FIN
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infinitesimal (a)
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extremely small
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FIN
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finite (adj)
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having limits
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FIN
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reception (n)
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receiving something
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CAP/CEP/CIP
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incipient (n)
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starting of something
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CAP/CEP/CIP
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perceptible (adj)
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noticeable or able to be felt by the senses
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CAP/CEP/CIP
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susceptible (n)
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being exposed to something
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CAP/CEP/CIP
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adjacent (a)
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near to something
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JAC/JEC
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conjecture (v)
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to guess
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JAC/JEC
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dejected (a)
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depressed
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JAC/JEC
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trajectory (n)
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the curved path that a ball makes when being thrown
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JAC/JEC
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detract (v)
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to decrease the importance or value
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TRACT
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protracted (a)
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continued or extended
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TRACT
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retraction (n)
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taking back
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TRACT
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intractable (a)
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not easily controlled
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TRACT
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Conducive
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encourage
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DUC
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Deduction
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to take away from something
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DUC
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Induce
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persuade or influence
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DUC
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Seduction
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temptation
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DUC
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Consequential
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resulting
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SEC/SEQU
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Execute
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to perform
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SEC/SEQU
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Obsequious
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flattering
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SEC/SEQU
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Sequential
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in an order or series
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SEC/SEQU
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Apollonian
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calm
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Apollo had these qualities
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Bacchanalian
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crazy parties
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Bacchus was the god of parties
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Delphi
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unclear, confusing
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a place where a woman would tell the future
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Dionysian
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crazy parties
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Dionysus was the god who invented wine; became very popular
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Jovial
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good-natured
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Jove was generally cheerful, but his anger was very powerful
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Mercurial
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rapid changes in mood
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Mercury had a planted named after him for his quickness
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Olympian
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superior
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Americans somtimes feel that congress treats them in an olympian mannor when telling us how to spend our money
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Venereal
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sexually transmitted disease
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Aphrodite, the godess of love gave her name to the sexually transmited diseases
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