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94 Cards in this Set
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abrupt
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sudden
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abstain
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to refrain
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adept
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skillful
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adhere
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to cling to
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amorous
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romantic
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ampitheater
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arena with seats around
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anecdote
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short account of an event
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anesthetic
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causing loss of sensation
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animation
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enthusiasm
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animosity
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hostility
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appraise
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to estimate the value
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ardent
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passionate
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arduous
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extremely difficult
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baleful
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having evil intentions
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beneficent
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charitable
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benevolent
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friendly and helpful
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copious
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abundant
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crass
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crude, unrefined
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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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creed
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statement of belief
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debase
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to degraded
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debauch
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to seduce from virtue
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debonair
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suave
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debunk
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to discredit
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debut
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first performance
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decathlon
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athletic contest with ten events
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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 openly condemn
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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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derential
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respectful
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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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derelict
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deserted
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deride
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to mock
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derivative
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something adapted
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devoid
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totally lacking
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diffidence
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lack of confidence
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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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disband
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to break up
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disdain
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scorn
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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 disregard
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disparage
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to belittle
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dispassionate
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free from emotion
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dispatch
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to send off
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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 fortell
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divisive
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causing disagreement
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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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economize
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to be frugal
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editorialize
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to express an opinion
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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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