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41 Cards in this Set
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peons
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unskilled labor, a person with low class
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10
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munificent |
very generous, charitable, magnanimous |
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egalitarian
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a person who believes in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities
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21
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pestilent
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destructive to life, deadly
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39
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aggrandise
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increase the power, wealth, status of
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64
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inveterate
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having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long established and unlikely to break
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66
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avaricious
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having our showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain
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81
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ameliorate
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make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better, improve
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84
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inexorable
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impossible to stop or prevent.
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86
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acquaint
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make someone aware of or familiar with.
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86
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conflagration
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an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property.
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97
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palatable
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acceptable or satisfactory
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99
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disrepute
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the state of being held in low esteem by the public, shamed, disgraced
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100
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prudent
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acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
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112
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rife |
something undesirable or harmful |
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pliable
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easily bent; flexible, easily influenced
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113
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marauder
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A person engaged in banditry or related activity.
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143
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imprecation
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a spoken curse.
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147
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perfidy
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deceitfulness; untrustworthiness.
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147
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iniquitous. iniquity
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grossly unfair and morally wrong
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157
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insipid
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lacking vigor or interest.
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immure
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enclose or confine (someone) against their will, imprison
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161
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effluvium
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an unpleasant or harmful odor, secretion, or discharge.
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167
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depradation
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an act of attacking or plundering, robbing or looting
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169
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bombast
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speech or writing that is meant to sound important or impressive but is not sincere or meaningful.
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183
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quibble
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a slight objection or criticism
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188
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acumen
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the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain, cleverness
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207
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quell
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put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.
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215
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ruinous
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disastrous or destructive.
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219
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stave
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break something by forcing it inward or piercing it roughly
avert something bad or dangerous |
225
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futile
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incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.
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227
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unanimity
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agreement by all people involved; consensus.
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237
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aggregate
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a collection of items that are gathered together to form a total quantity.
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288
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remuneration
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money paid for work or a service
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300
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heedless
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showing a reckless lack of care or attention.
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300
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preponderant
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predominant in influence, number, or importance
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302
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ebullition
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a sudden outburst of emotion or violence.
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320
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besmirch
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damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others.
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321
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clairvoyant
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a person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact
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369
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aghast
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filled with horror or shock.
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385
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ambivalent
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having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone, uncertain, doubtful
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412
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