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20 Cards in this Set
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allege
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(v.) to assert without proof
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arrant
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(adj.) shameless, blatant
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badinage
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(n.) light and playful conversation
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concilate
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(v.) to reconcile
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countermand
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(v.) reverse one order or command with another
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echelon
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(n.) level, rank
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exacerbate
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(v.) intensify, worsen
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fatuous
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(adj.) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
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irrefutable
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(adj.) indisputable, undeniable
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juggernaut
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(n.) a massive and inescapable force
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lackadaisical
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(adj.) halfhearted, lax
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litany
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(n.) any repetitive chant; a lont list
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macabre
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(adj.) grisly, gruesome
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paucity
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(n.) a lack
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portend
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(v.) foreshadow
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raze
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(v.) to tear down, destroy completely
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recant
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(v.) to withdraw a statement
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saturate
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(v.) to soak thoroughly
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saturnine
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(adj.) of a gloomy or surly disposition
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slough
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(v.) to cast off, discard
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