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82 Cards in this Set
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calumny
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false and malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slader
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camaraderie
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trust, sociability amongst friends
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cantankerous
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disagreeable, quarrelsome
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carnivourous
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meat-eating
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cartographer
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someone who makes maps
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castigate
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to punish, chastise,criticise severely
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catnap
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short, light sleep
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caustic
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biting, sarcastic; able to burn
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profusion
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abundance, extravagance
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proliferate
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propagate, reproduce; enlarge, expand
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promulgate
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to make known publicly
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propagate
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to spread out; to have offspring
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propel
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to cause to move forward
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prophetic
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foretelling events by divine means
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proponent
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advocate, defender, supporter
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resilient
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quick to recover, bounce back
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resolute
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determined; with a clear purpose
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resplendent
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splendid, brilliant, dazzling
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restrained
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controlled, repressed, restricted
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retain
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to hold, to keep position of
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retract
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to take back or draw in
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retroactive
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applying to an earlier time
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revelry
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boisterous festivity
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revere
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to worship, regard with awe
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supplant
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replace, substitute
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supple
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flexible, pliant
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suppress
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to end an activity, e.g., to prevent the dissemination of information
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surfeit
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excessive amount
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surreptitious
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secret, stealthy
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surrogate
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a substitute; one filling in for someone else
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swarm
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a large number of insects traveling in a group
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swerve
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to turn from a straight course
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sycophant
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self-serving flattering; yes-man
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vindictive
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spiteful, vengeful, unforgiving
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virtuoso
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someone with masterly skill; expert musician
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virulent
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extremely infections; irritating, harsh or hateful
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viscous
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thick, syrupy, and sticky
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vitiated
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corrupted; impaired
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vulgar
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crudely indecent; boorish; ostentatious
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wane
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decline, decrease in size or intensity
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foolhardy
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reckless, rash
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forge
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to advance gradually but steadily
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forgery
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something counterfeit or fraudulent
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forlorn
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dreary, deserted; unhappy; hopeless, depressing
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formidable
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arousing fear or dead; inspiring awe or wonder; difficult to undertake
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fortitude
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strength of mind
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forum
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public place for discussion; a public discussion
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fraud
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deception, hoax
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disavow
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refuse to acknowledge
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discern
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to perceive something using the senses or intellect
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disclose
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to make known, expose to view
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discomfit
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make uneasy, embarrass
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discord
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lack of agreement; inharmonious combination
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discordance
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state of disgreement
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discourage
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dishearten, deprive of hope or spirit
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discourteous
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rude
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enigmatic
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puzzling
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enmity
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hostility, antagonism, ill will
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ensemble
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group of parts that contribute to a whole single effect
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entangle
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to complicate, entwine into confusing mass, involve in
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ephemeral
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momentary, transient, fleeting
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epilogue
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concluding section of a literary work
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epistolary
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associated with letter writing
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epitaph
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engraving on a tombstone, literary piece for a dead person
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equitable
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fair; just and impartial
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indecorous
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improper, lacking good taste
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indefatigable
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never tired
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indignant
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angry, incensed, offended
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indiscernible
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difficult to detect
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indiscertion
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lack of prudence, mistake
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indiscriminately
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not based on careful distinctions, chaotic
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indistinct
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vague, unclear
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indomitable
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fearless, unconquerable
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malediction
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curse
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malinger
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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mallet
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short-handled hammer
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mandate
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a command or instruction
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manifest
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obvious
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manual
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small instruction book
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materialism
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preoccupation with wordly goods
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matriarch
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woman who rules family or clan
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maverick
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one who breaks away from group conformity and forges a new course
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