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59 Cards in this Set
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Abase
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verb-to abuse
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Abrogate
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verb- to abolish
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Beset
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verb- to attack
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Banal
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adj.- commonplace
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Contiguous
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adj.- next to or touching
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Contingent
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adj.- depending on outside circumstances
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Definitive
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adj.- conclusive
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Demeanor
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noun- behavior
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Flagrant
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adj.- notorious; shocking
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Flaunt
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verb- to display in a showy manner
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Equivocate
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verb- to mislead by using ambiguous language
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Erudite
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adj.- very learned
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Gamut
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noun- entire range
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Garrulous
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adj.- very talkative
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Abdicate
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verb- to give up
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Abet
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verb- to aid
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Abeyance
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noun- state of inactivity
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Beatitude
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noun- exhibiting a state of bliss
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Bestial
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adj.- savage
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Blasphemy
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noun- a profane remark or act about someone/something held to be sacred
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Cocophony
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noun- harsh, displeasing sound
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Capitulate
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verb- to surrender
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Dearth
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noun- scarcity or lack of
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Decorous
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adj.- proper, tasteful
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Eclectic
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adj.- assorted; diverse
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Egregious
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adj.- outrageous
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Abscond
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verb- to run off
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Abstruse
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adj.- hard to understand
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Accolade
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noun- honor; award
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Bellicose
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adj.- warlike
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Beneficence
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noun- kindness
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Benignant
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adj.- kindly; gentle
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Cataclysm
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noun- a violent change
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Cathartic
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adj.- cleansing
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Decadent
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adj.- depraved; corrupt; self-indulgence
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Deference
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noun- respect
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Elicit
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verb- to bring out or bring forth
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Emaciated
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adj.- someone/something that has grown weak/thin
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Expedient
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adj.- advisable (action) under a particular circumstance
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Accrue
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verb- to accumulate
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Agility
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noun- quickness; nimbleness
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Brandish
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verb- to wave an object in a threatening manner
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Broach
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verb- to introduce or to bring up
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Buffoon
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noun- clown; joker; comedian
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Censure
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verb- to criticize sharply
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Chagrin
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noun- embarrassment
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Daunting
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adj.- daunting; intimidating; demoralizing
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Deleterious
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adj.- harmful; lethal; injurious
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Emulate
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verb- to imitate or model after
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Agrarian
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adj.- related to farming activities
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Alacrity
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adj.- liveliness
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Allay
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verb- to calm or to reduce the intesity of
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Bureaucracy
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noun- government administrative system arranged by departments
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Circumspect
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adj.- watchful of ones surroundings
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Capricious
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adj.- impulsively changing ones mind
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Captious
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adj.- finding fault
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Demure
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adj.- shy
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Derision
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noun- ridicule
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Desecrate
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verb- to dishonor or damage
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