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40 Cards in this Set
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Enfranchise |
to give voting rights |
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Noxious |
harmful/poisonous/lethal |
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Kindle |
to start a fire |
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Placid |
calm/peaceful |
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Renumeration |
payment for work done |
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Bilk |
cheat/defraud |
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Engender |
cause |
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Abasement |
humiliation/degredation |
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Billowing |
swelling/fluttering/waving |
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Harangue |
noisy, attacking speech |
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Replete |
full |
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Abrogate |
cancel/deny/repel |
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Enigma |
mystery or puzzle |
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Labyrinthine |
complicated, highly convoluted |
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Plaudit |
statement giving strong praise |
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Absolution |
pardon or forgiveness |
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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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Credulous |
gullible |
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Enshroud |
cover |
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Lachrymose |
tearful/sad |
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Obfuscate |
deliberately make something difficult to understand |
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Repudiate |
shun or eschew |
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Tedium |
boredom |
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Abstemious |
refraining from indulging(abstaining) |
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Blithe |
free spirited or carefree |
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Crepuscular |
active at dawn and dusk |
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Rescind |
retract or repeal |
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Abstruse |
obscure |
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Blunderbuss |
1) ancient type of gun 2) clumsy person |
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Envenom |
to cause bitterness or bad feeling |
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Hedonism |
self indulgent or pleasure seeking |
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Laconic |
brief, to the point |
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Oblique |
indirect or slanting |
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Plumage |
feathers of a bird |
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Ephemeral |
short lived |
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Lamentation |
expression of regret or sorrow |
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Acquiesce |
to give in or agree |
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Epicure |
someone who appreciates good food and drink |
