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40 Cards in this Set
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to hate
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Abhor
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narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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Bigot
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fake, false
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Counterfiet
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give voting rights
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Enfranchise
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hinder, obstruct
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Hampar
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to start a fire
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Kindle
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harmful, poisonous, lethal
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noxious
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calm, peaceful
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Placid
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payment for work done
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renumeration
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lucky charm
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Talisman
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rough, coarse, harsh
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abrasive
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cheat, defraud
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Bilk
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hidden, undercover
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Covert
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cause
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Engender
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storage area (like garage) for a plane
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hangar
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complex, difficult to solve
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Knotty
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something subtle, a fine shade of meaning
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nuance
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taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
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Plagrisim
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fame
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renown
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going off the main subject
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Tangent
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harshness, coarseness
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abrasivness
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swelling, fluttering, waving
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Billowing
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recoil in fear or servility, shrink away from
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cower
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improve, make better or clearer
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enhance
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noisy attacking speech
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Harangue
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a maze
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labryinth
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to counter, make unimportant
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nullify
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applicant, petitioner
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Plantiff
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full
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replete
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can be touched
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Tangible
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cancel, deny, repeal
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Abrogate
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speech which offends religious sentiments
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Blasphemy
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believable
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crediable
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puzzle, mystery
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enigma
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indicators, bringers of warnings
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Harbingers
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complicated, highly convoluted
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Labrinthine
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cuddle, snuggle
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nuzzle
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statement giving strong praise
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Plaudit
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shameful, very bad
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Reprehensible
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slow, late, overdue, delayed
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Tardy
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