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23 Cards in this Set
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Vitiate
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To corrupt
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Sanguine
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1) optimistic 2) having to do with blood
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Improvident
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having little foresight
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Pelf
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money esp. gained in a dishonest fashion
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Impecunious
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Poor
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Effusive
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sentimental; expressing gratitude, pleasure or approval in an unrestrained manner
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Spate
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a large number of similar things
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Fastidious
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very concerned with accuracy and detail
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Succor – assistance in hardship
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assistance in hardship
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Vouchsafe
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To condescend to grant; to concede; to bestow.
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Peripatetic
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itinerant, or moving
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Desiccant
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a drying agent
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Importune
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beg, plead for or ask insistently or with urgency
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Impolitic
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unwise
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Retrench
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reduce costs
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Slough
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Shed or throw off
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MANACLE
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A shackle or restraint usually attached to the wrists or ankles.
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Compunction
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feeling guilt
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Celerity
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swiftness
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Imperious
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assuming power without justification
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Edulcorate
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make something more palatable
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Abjure
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solemnly renounce a belief
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quotidian
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daily, mundane
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