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109 Cards in this Set
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credence
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acceptance as true
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credible
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believable
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credulous
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gullible
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debase
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to degrade
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debauch
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corrupt
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debonair
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suave
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debunk
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to disprove
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debut
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first performance
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deciduous
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losing leaves in the fall
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decimate
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destroy
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declaim
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speak eloquently
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declasse
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fallen in social rank
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declivity
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downward slope
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deconstruct
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reformulate
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decry
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to belittle
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deface
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to vandalize
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defamatory
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slanderous
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defer
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to put off
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deferential
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respectful and yielding
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defile
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to spoil
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definitive
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clear cut
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denounce
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to criticize openly
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denude
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to uncover
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depict
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to describe
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deplete
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to use up
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deplore
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to regret
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deploy
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to spread out strategically
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depose
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to remove from power
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depravity
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moral corruption
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deprecate
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to belittle
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dereliect
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deserted
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deride
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to ridicule
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devoid
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totally lacking
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diffidence
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shyness
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diffract
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to bend a beam of light
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diffuse
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widely spread out
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digress
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to stray from the main point
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dirigible
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blimp
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diplomacy
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tact
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dirge
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funeral hymn
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disheveled
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untidy
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disingenuous
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crafty
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dismissive
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showing indifference
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disparage
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to belittle
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dispassoinate
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free from emotion
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dispatch
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to send off, kill
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disperse
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to scatter
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disposition
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personality
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dissonant
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not harmonious
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dissuade
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to persuade someone to change course
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distraught
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worried
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diverse
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varied
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divine
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to foretell
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dolorous
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sad
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dolt
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idiot
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dormant
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inactive
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doting
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excessively fond
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double entendre
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phrase of two meanings
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draft
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to outline
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dubious
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doubtful
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dupe
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to trick
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dyslexia
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difficulty in reading
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ebb
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to fade
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eclectic
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from varied sources
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efface
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to erase
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effervescent
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lively
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egocentric
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centered on oneself
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elation
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exhilaration
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elixir
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substance believed to cure all ills
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eloquent
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fluent, persuasive
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elude
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to evade
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embellish
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to ornamaent
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emblem
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a symbol
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embodiment
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bodily form
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eminent
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distinguished
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emotive
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evoking emotion
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empathy
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identification with another's feelings
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empire
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a nation ruling foreign people
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encumber
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to burden
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ennui
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boredom
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ensemble
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small group of performers
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enshroud
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to cover with cloth
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enthrall
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to charm
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entity
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something having its own existence
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entomologist
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one who studies insects
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entrench
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to dig in
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enumerate
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to list
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enunciate
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to pronounce clearly
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ephemeral
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momentary
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epilogue
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concluding section of a book
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epiphany
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sudden realization
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epitome
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typical
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equestrian
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related to horseback riding
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equitable
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fair
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ethereal
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celestial
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etiquette
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conduct required by good breeding
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euphony
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pleasant sound
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euphoria
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feeling of well being
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evanescent
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momentary
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evoke
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to call forth
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exasperation
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extreme irritation
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excerpt
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a selection from a book or play
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excommunicate
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to bar from church memebership
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excruciating
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agonizing
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exemplary
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worthy of imitation
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exhilaration
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energetic happiness
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exonerate
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to clear of blame
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exorcise
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to expel evil spirits
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exotic
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excitingly strange
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