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49 Cards in this Set
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elusive |
not in one's hands |
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abeyance |
temporary inactivity |
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promulgate |
make an idea known to people |
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latent |
under the surface |
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orthodox |
norm |
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catharsis |
let everything go (what I had the other day) |
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gainsay |
deny |
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dogmatic |
stick to the rules |
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intrinsic |
something that already exists |
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preclude |
prevent |
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ingrate |
ungrateful |
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largesse |
money that is given away |
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postulate |
suggest |
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assidious |
showing great care |
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defy |
refuse |
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irksome |
bothering |
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morbid |
relating to death |
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pivotal |
turning point / important |
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canon |
norm |
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tepid |
blah (not energetic or excited) |
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inhibit |
prevent |
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adverse |
not good |
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explicit |
specific |
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implicit |
implied |
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trifling |
unimportant |
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root: mal |
bad |
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root: ben |
good |
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banal |
boring |
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exacerbate |
to increase in severity |
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mitigate |
to make less severe |
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obsolete |
old |
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quotidian |
daily |
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susceptiblity |
weakness |
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juxtaposition |
comparing two things that are usually quite different |
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disintegrate |
destroy |
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scuffle |
fight |
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spurious |
false |
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presumptuous |
too confident especially in a way that is rude |
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perennial |
happening again and again |
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arbitrate |
to settle an argument between two people or groups after hearing the opinions and ideas of both |
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abrogate |
to end or cancel something in a formal way |
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commensurate |
equal |
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equivocal |
unclear |
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elucidate |
to make something easy to understand |
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nautical |
relating to ships and sailing |
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radical |
thorough |
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inadvertent |
not intended or planned |
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gingerly |
carefully |
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rescind |
to end officially |
