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20 Cards in this Set
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Coerce
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To do something by using force/threats
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Bedaub
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Smear with a sticky substance
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Foppish
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a man overly concerned with his appearence
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Augury
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a sign of what will happen in the future
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Castigate
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To reprimand severely
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Educe
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to Bring out or develop
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Bombast
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High sounding language; trying to impress
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Concord
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Agreement; harmony
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Erroneous
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Wrong; incorrect
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Zeitgeist
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The spirit of time
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Eschew
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to abstain from
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Expiate
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Atone for guilt/sin
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Presage
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A sign or warning that something bad will happen
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Prolix
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using or containing too many words
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Erudite
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Having or showing great knowledge or learning
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Diffident
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modest or shy because a lack of self confidence
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Imperturable
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Incapable of being upset
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Fallacious
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Misleading
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Extempore
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not planned before hand
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inexorable
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unalterable
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