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36 Cards in this Set
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enfranchise |
give voting rights |
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noxious |
harmful; poisonous; lethal |
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placid |
calm; peaceful |
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remuneration |
payment for work done |
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bilk |
cheat; defraud |
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engender |
cause |
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knotty |
complex; difficult to solve |
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nuance |
something subtle; a fine shade of meaning |
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harangue |
noisy, attacking speech |
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plaintiff |
petitioner (in court of law) |
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replete |
full |
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abrogate |
cancel; deny; repeal |
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enigma |
puzzle; mystery |
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harbingers |
indicators; bringingers of warning |
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plaudit |
statement giving strong praise |
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reprehensible |
shameful; very bad |
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absolution |
forgiveness; pardon; release |
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ensconce |
establish firmly in a position |
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obdurate |
stubborn |
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tawdry |
of little value; gaudy |
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blighted |
damaged; destroyed; ruined |
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enshroud |
cover |
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haughtiness |
arrogance; pride |
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lachrymose |
tearful; sad |
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obfuscate |
deliberately make something difficult to understand |
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repudiate |
shun; eschew |
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abstemious |
self-denying; refraining from indulging |
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blithe |
free-spirited; carefree |
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crepuscular |
active at dawn and dusk |
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temper |
to moderate; soften |
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abstruse |
difficult to understand; obscure |
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blunderbuss |
ancient weapon (type of gun); a clumsy person |
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hedonism |
self indulgence; pleasure-seeking |
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laconic |
using few words; brief; to the point |
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oblique |
indirect; slanting |
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plumage |
feathers of a bird |
