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92 Cards in this Set
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complaisant
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trying to please; obliging
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compunction
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remorse
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concatenate, to
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to unite in a chain (as in events)
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conceit
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elaborate, fanciful metaphor;
self-important, consequential |
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conclave
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private meeting
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concomitant
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that which accompanies
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condign
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adequate, befitting
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condole, to
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to express condolences
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connubial
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pertaining to marriage, conjugal
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consequential
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pompous, self-important, conceited; of importance
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contenance, to
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to tolerate, to approve, to endure
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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continence
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self-restraint
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contravene, to
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contradict; infringe upon
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contrite
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repentant
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contumacious
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disobedient, resisting authority
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conundrum
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riddle, difficult problem
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convene, to
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to assemble
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converse
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opposite
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conveyance
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vehicle; transfer
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corsair
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pirate, pirate ship
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cortege
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procession
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coruscate, to
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to glitter, gleam (light or idea)
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coterie
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social group (clique)
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cozen, to
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to cheat, swindle
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craven
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cowardly
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cruet
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small glass bottle
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cupidity
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greed
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curmudgeon
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churlish (rude); miserly
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cursive
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flowing (running together)
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cynosure
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object (center) of attention
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dais
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raised platform for guests of honor
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dearth
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scarcity
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debacle
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breaking up; downfall; rout
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debauch, to
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to corrupt
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decry, to
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to disparage
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deign, to
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to condescend
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deleterious
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injurious to health; harmful
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delineate, to
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to describe, portray, sketch
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demagogue
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false leader
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demesne
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domain
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demotic
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democratic
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demur, to
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to delay, to object
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denotation
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strict meaning (as opposed to connotation)
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denouement
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outcome
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deprecate, to
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to disparage, to belittle
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derivative
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derived from another; "unoriginal'
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descant, to
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to discuss fully
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descry, to
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to catch sight of
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demur, to
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to delay, to object
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desuetude
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in disuse; in disrepair
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denotation
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strict meaning (as opposed to connotation)
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desultory
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aimless, jumping around
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denouement
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outcome
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detraction
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slandering aspersion
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deprecate, to
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to disparage, to belittle
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derivative
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derived from another; "unoriginal'
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descant, to
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to discuss fully
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descry, to
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to catch sight of
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desuetude
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in disuse; in disrepair
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desultory
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aimless, jumping around
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detraction
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slandering aspersion
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devolve, to
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to deputize; to pass on to others
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diadem
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crown
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dialectic
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art of debate
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diaphanous
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sheer, transparent
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diatribe
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bitter scolding
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dichotomy
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branching into two parts
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didactic
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instructive,, preceptive
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diffidence
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shyness
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dilatory
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delaying
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dilletante
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one who dabbles in the arts
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dipsomaniac
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one with a craving for strong liquor
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dirge
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lament with music
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disabuse
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to correct a false impression
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discomfit, to
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to defeat, to disconcert
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discursive
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digressing, rambling
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dishabille
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in a state of undress
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disingenous
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insincere, crafty, sly; sophisticated
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disparate
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unrelated
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dissipate, to
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to squander
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dissolution
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disintregation; looseness in morals
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dissonance
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discord
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distaff
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female
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distrait
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absent-minded
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diva
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operatic singer
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divers
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diverse; sundry
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doggerel
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poor verse
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dogmatic
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positive, arbitrary
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dotage
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senility
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droll
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queer and amusing
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dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion
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