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30 Cards in this Set
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Exhort; verb
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to urge or incite by strong appeals
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Exhume; verb
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to remove from a grave; uncover a secret
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Exigent; adj
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urgent; excessively demanding
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Exonerate; verb
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to clear of blame, absolve
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Expedient; adj
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convenient, efficient, practical
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Expiate; verb
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to atone; to make amends
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Expurgate; verb
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to censor
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Extemporaneous; adj
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unrehearsed, on the spur of the moment
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Extricate; verb
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to free from; to disentangle
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Fallow; adj
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uncultivated, unused
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Fastidious; adj
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careful with details
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Fatuous; adj
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stupid; foolishly self-satisfied
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Fecund; adj
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fertile, fruitful, productive
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Felicitous; adj
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suitable, appropriate; well spoken
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Fervid; adj
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passionate, intense, zealous
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Fetid; adj
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foul-smelling, putrid
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Fetter; verb
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to bind, chain, confine
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Flaccid; adj
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limp, flabby, weak
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Florid; adj
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gaudy, extremely ornate
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Foible; noun
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minor weakness or character flaw
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Foment; verb
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to arouse or incite
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Forbearance; noun
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patience, restraint, leniency
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Forswear; verb
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to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject
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Forte; noun
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strong point, something a person does well
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Founder; verb
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to sink; to fall helplessly
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Fracas; noun
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noisy dispute
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Fractious; adj
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unruly, rebellious
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Fulsome; adj
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sickeningly excessive; repulsive
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Gambol; verb
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to dance or skip around playfully
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Garner; verb
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to gather and store
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