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77 Cards in this Set
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boon
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something that functions as a blessing or benefit to somebody
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braggart
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someone who boasts continuously
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brandish
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to wave something about, especially a weapon, in a menacing (threatening), theatrical, or triumphant way
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buffoonery
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silly behaviour
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buttress
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to reinforce or support
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cacophony
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jarring, unpleasant noise
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cadence
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rhythmic flow; marching beat
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cajole
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flatter, coax, persuade
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calamity
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disaster, catastrophe
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oblivious
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unaware, inattentive
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obsolete
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no longer in use; outdated
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obstinate
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stubborn
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obstreperous
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troublesome, boisterous, unruly
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obtrusive
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tending to intrude or force opinions on other people; highly noticeable, often with a bad or unwelcome effect
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odometer
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instrument in vehicles that indicates distance travelled
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onerous
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burdensome
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prepossessing
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creating a pleasing impression
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pretense
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false appearance or action
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pretentious
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pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured
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proclaim
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announce officially
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prod
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poke, nudge
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profane
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impure; contrary to religion; sacrilegious
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renunciation
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rejection of beliefs
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repel
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to make somebody feel intense aversion, disgust, or revulsion; to ward something off, or keep something away
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repentant
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apologetic, remorseful, guilty
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repress
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to restrain or hold in
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reprieve
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postponement of a punishment; relief from danger
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reprimand
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rebuke, admonish, berate
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repudiate
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to disapprove of something formally and strongly and renounce any connection with it
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reputable
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honourable, respectable
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requisition
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to demand the use of
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subsist
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stay alive; survive
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substantiate
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to verify, confirm, provide support evidence
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subterfuge
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a plan, action, or device designed to hide a real objective, or the process of hiding a real objective
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subvert
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to undermine or corrupt
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succumb
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to give in to stronger power; yield
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suffice
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meet requirements, be capable
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sully
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soil, stain, tarnish, taint, dirty
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vengeance
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punishment that is inflicted in return for a wrong
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verdant
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green with vegetation; inexperienced
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verisimilitude
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the appearance of being true or real
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vestige
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trace, remnant
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vex
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to irritate, annoy; confuse, puzzle
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vicarious
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done or endured by somebody as a substitute for somebody els; experienced through somebody else rather than at first hand, by using sympathy or the power of the imagination
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vigilant
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watchful and alert, especially to guard against danger, difficulties, or errors
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vignette
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decorative design; short literary composition
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vigorous
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energetic, robust; healthy; active
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vile
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loathsome, disgusting, offensive, wretched
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fission
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process of spliting into two parts
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flabbergasted
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astounded, surprise
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flagrant
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outrageous, shameless
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flank
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to put on the sides of
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flaunt
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to show off
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flippancy
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casualness, inappropriate pertness
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florid
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ruddy, flushed; gaudy, extremely ornate
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foil
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something used to contrast against something else
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devious
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shifty, not straightforward
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didactic
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tending to give instruction or advice, even when it is not welcome or not needed
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diffuse
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widely spread out
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dingy
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shabby, drab
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encompass
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to constitute, include, encircle
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encroach
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to impinge, infringe, intrude upon
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endemic
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belonging to a particular area, inherent
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enervate
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to weaken, sap strength from
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incisive
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quick to understand, analyze, or act
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incongruous
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inappropriate, incompatible
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incriminate
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accuse with a crime, implicate
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indebted
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obligated to someone else, beholden
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lithe
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moving and bending with ease; graceful
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litigant
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one involoved in a lawsuit
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loath
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reluntant, unwilling
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longevity
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long life
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lubricate
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to grease up, make slippery
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lull
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relatively calm period
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lummox
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somebody considered clumsy or unintelligent
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lurid
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sensational and shocking with graphic details of horror, devastation, or violence
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machination
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crafty scheme; covert plot
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