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20 Cards in this Set
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Abrogate
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to repeal, cancel, declare null and avoid
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Ambient
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completely surrounding, encompassing
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Asperity
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roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness
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Burnish
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to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; gloss, brightness, luster
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Cabal
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a small group of working in secret
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Delectable
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delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; an appealing or appetizing food or dish
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Deprecate
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to express mild disapproval; to belittle
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Detritus
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loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction
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Ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling
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Eclectic
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drawn from different sources; one whose beliefs are drawn various sources
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Flaccid
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limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness
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Impecunious
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having little or no money
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Inexorable
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inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding
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Moribund
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dying, on the way out
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Necromancer
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one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard
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Onerous
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burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty
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Rife
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common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete
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Rudiments
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the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything
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Sequester
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to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody
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Winnow
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to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air into it; to blow on, fan
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