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22 Cards in this Set
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'burnish
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to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish, (v.) gloss brightness, luster (n.)
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e'bullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling (adj.)
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de'lectable
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delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (adj.) an appealing or appetizing food or dish (n.)
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'abrogate
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to repeal, cancel, declare null and void (v.)
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de'tritus
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loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction (n.)
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a'sperity
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roughness, severity,bitterness, or tartness (adj.)
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'desuetude
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disuse, the state of being discontinued (n.)
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'ambient
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completely surrounding (adj.)
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ca'bal
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a small group working in secret (n.)
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'deprecate
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to express mild disapproval; to belittle (v.)
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e'clectic
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drawn from different sources (adj.); one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources (n.)
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se'quester
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to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody (v.)
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'moribund
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dying, on the way out (adj.)
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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 (n.)
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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 removed the chaff from wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan (v.)
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'flaccid
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limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness (adj.)
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rife
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common, prevalent, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant (adj.)
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in'exorable
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inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding (adj.)
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'onerous
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burdensome, oppressive; involving hardship or difficulty (adj.)
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'emanate
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to proceed or come forth from some point of origin, issue, originate; to send forth (v.)
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impe'cunious
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having little or no money (adj.)
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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 (n. pl.)
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