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205 Cards in this Set
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Acquiescence
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a quiet giving in
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Aesthetic
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of or pert. to beauty
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Alleged
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suspected, not proven
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Allegiance
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loyalty
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Allusion
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an indirect reference
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Amalgam
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different, but united
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Amortize
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to pay off gradually
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Anarchy
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complete lack of order
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Ascent
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an upward motion
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Assent
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agreement
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Avatar
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a physical embodiment of an abstract concept
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Awry
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twisted or bent out of shape
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Bandolier
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an ammunition belt
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Bedlam
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uproar and confusion
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Blatant
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intentionally obvious
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Boisterous
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loud and rowdy
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Brim
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to overflow
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Bromide
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an overused saying
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Bulbous
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rounded or swollen
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Cadre
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a strongly connected group of people
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Casualty
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a death
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Causality
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a direct link between cause and the effect it creates
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Catharsis
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a release of an emotion through a powerful connection
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Cavernous
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deep or dark like a cave
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Censure
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harsh criticism
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Cloister
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to hide away from others
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Coarse
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unrefined and rude
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Collegial
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having equal power
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Commend
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to praise
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Communal
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shared
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Compression
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that which is tightly pressed
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Condescend
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to talk down to
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Connote
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to express indirectly
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Constitute
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to make
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Consult
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to seek advice or information
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Contemplate
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to think deeply about
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Conviction
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a strong belief
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Coquette
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a flirt
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Corporeal
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pert. to physical form
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Covet
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to desire wrongly
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Cower
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to cringe in fear
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Cowlick
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that which is difficult to control
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Cryptic
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mysterious
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Defiant
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openly resistant
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Definitive
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that which defines a group or class
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Defoliant
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that which removes leaves
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Delusion
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a false perception (internal)
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Denote
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to express directly
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Derision
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ridicule
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Despot
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a dictator
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Diaphanous
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transparent
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Diatribe
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a bitter, angry speech
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Directive
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an instructive order
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Discard
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to get rid of
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Discomfit
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to make uneasy
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Disingenuous
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insincere
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Doggedly
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stubbornly
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Eliminate
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to remove completely
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Elongate
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to lengthen in time or in space
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Elusive
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difficult to define
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Embellish
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to decorate
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Embody
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to give a physical form
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Enlightened
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having special awareness
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Entreat
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to beg
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Entrench
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to secure a position
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Entrench
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to make a position solid
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Equivocate
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to speak with multiple meanings
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Eviscerate
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to remove the guts
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Exacerbate
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to make worse
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Exalted
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very respected
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Excruciating
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intensely painful
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Exile
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forced removal
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Exultant
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joyful in victory
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Febrile
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feverish
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Ferocious
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very savage
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Fidgety
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unable to be quiet
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Flaccid
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weak and flabby
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Florid
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reddish or flushed
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Folly
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Foolishness
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Forage
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to search
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Forlorn
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sad or abandoned
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Frantic
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freaking out
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Fraternal
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of or relating to brothers
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Frugal
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thrifty
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Funnel
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to direct a flow
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Fused
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blended or united
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Garbled
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distorted or mixed up
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Gore
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blood from a wound
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Grasp
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a powerful understanding
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Gravity
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profound seriousness
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Hamlet
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a small village
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Happenstance
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a chance circumstance
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Harangue
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a long scolding
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Hirsute
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hairy
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Hoax
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a trick
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Hygiene
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cleanliness and good health
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Illuminate
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to brighten or to make clear
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Illusion
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a false perception (external)
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Impartial
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fair
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Imprimatur
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official approval to publish
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Imprint
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to influence strongly
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Inchoate
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just beginning
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Inevitable
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will happen
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Inquire
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to ask about
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Insignia
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an identifying badge
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Instantaneous
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happening now
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Integrate
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to make whole
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Interminable
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endless
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Intrude
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to force an entry
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Jeopardize
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to put in danger
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Judicious
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showing sound judgement
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Juxtaposed
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side-by-side
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Lapse
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a pause
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Lottery
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a random drawing for a prize
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Lubricate
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to make smooth or slippery
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Malapropism
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misuse of a word
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Mausoleum
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an above-ground tomb
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Medium
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a means of communication
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Miser
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a stingy person
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Monotony
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uniformity
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Mundane
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ordinary (not spiritual)
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Muster
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to gather
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Napalm
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an extremely flammable substance
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Neutral
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taking no side
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Newfangled
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needlessly modern
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Notorious
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famous in a negative way
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Oligarchy
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rule by a few
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Pacifist
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one who works for peace
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Palliative
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making less severe
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Parable
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a story with a lesson
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Parapet
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a low wall
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Parlance
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local language
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Perplex
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to confuse
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Pervert
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to turn aside
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Petulant
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unreasonably irritable
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Pious
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very holy
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Pivot
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to turn around a common center
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Platitude
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an overused saying
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Plethora
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an abundance
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Plutocracy
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rule by the wealthy
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Precaution
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care taken in advance
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Prerogative
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a right or a privilege
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Profuse
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plentiful
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Prominent
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well-known
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Quaver
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to tremble lightly
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Rapport
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a trusting relationship
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Rapture
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extreme emotion
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Rebuke
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to criticize
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Recitation
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a memorized speech
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Reconnoiter
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to observe before acting
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Rectitude
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correct behavior
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Recuse
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to excuse due to bias
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Regress
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to discontinue progress
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Relent
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to give in
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Reluctant
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hesitant
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Remiss
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negligent
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Remorse
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sadness and guilt
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Renounce
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to give up (a position)
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Replicate
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to make a copy
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Reprimand
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a formal scolding
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Reservoir
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that which stores
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Reticence
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reluctance (shyness)
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Retract
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to take back
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Rotary
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that which moves in a circle
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Rummage
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to search throughly
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Ruthless
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without mercy
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Salvage
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to save from loss
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Savvy
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sophisticated intelligence
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Scenario
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a plot
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Secure
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to make safe
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Servile
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overly obedient
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Shrapnel
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exploded fragments
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Sniper
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a concealed sharpshooter
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Soberly
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seriously
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Solemn
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deeply serious
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Somber
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gloomy and dark
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Sonic
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relating to sound
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Sophomoric
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immature and foolish
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Sporadic
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irregular
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Sprawl
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unplanned growth
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Staunch
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very loyal
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Strategy
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an overall plan
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Stupor
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a daze
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Sufficient
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enough
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Sullen
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silent and resentful
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Surreal
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having a dreamlike quality
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Sustenance
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nourishing support
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Systematic
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based on an orderly pattern
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Tactic
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a specific move in a strategy
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Tangible
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able to be felt (physically)
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Treason
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betrayal of that which is respected
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Truculent
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fierce and cruel
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Unblemished
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perfect
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Unfounded
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not based on fact
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Unsavory
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distasteful
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Urbane
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sophisticated and polite
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Usurp
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to overthrow
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Veer
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to swerve
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Velocity
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speed
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Verify
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to prove as true
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Vermin
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offensive matter
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Vexation
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an annoyance
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Vulgar
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crudely indecent
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Warrant
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to deserve or to justify
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Zeal
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devoted excitement
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