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23 Cards in this Set
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Aggregate
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v.t = to unite/ adj=combined/ n= to form another
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antithesis
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n= an opposite or contrast
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aplomb
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n= self-confidence, poise
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Atrophy
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n= a wasting away/ v.i = to waste or fail to waste away
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Charlatan
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n= a quack, an imposter
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Circumvent
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v.i= to surround, to catch in trap
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Coalesce
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v.i= to grow together, to merge into one
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Diatribe
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n= discourse or dispute especially one of malicious criticism
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Facetious
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adj= lightly joking
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Filch
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v= to steal/ n= the thing taken, the thief
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Fulminating
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adj= thundering, exploding, hurling denunciation
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Heretical
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adj= containing or holding opinions opposite of what is generally accepted
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Machinations
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n= the act of planning with evil jntent
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Malediction
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n= invocation of evil; curse, slander, a speaking of evil
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Oscillate
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v.i= to swing to and fro to be indecisive
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Perusal
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n= a careful and throrough reading
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Pusillanimous
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adj= faint-hearted, cowardly
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Querulous
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adj= inclined to find fault; habitually complaining
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Resilience
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n= the act of leaping or springing back, a rebound
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Schism
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n= a split or division in organized group
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Truncate
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v.t= to shorten by cutting
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Urbane
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adj= courteous in manners, polite
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Vagary
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n= an odd action or bit of conduct
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