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40 Cards in this Set
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acquiesce
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to agree to; give in to
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vindicate
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to clear from blame
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nullify
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to counter; make unimportant
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plethora
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an excess
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tawdry
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of little value; gaudy
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temper
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to moderate; soften
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incompatible
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unable to work together
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creditable
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worthy of belief; praiseworthy
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protean
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changeable; ability to assume different forms; variety
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pellucid
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transparently clear; allows maximum passage of light; easy to understand
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rend
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tear or be torn violently
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lachrymose
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tearful; sad; tends to cry
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archetype
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classic example of, a perfect example
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plumage
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feathers of a bird
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disinterested
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unbiased; not interested
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objective
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unbiased; not subjective
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resignation
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acceptance of fate
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artifice
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deception; trickery
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cogent
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lucid; well argued
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cower
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shrink away from
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cringe
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recoil; flinch; shy away
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laceration
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a cut
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oblique
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indirect; slanting
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lampoon
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ridicule; spoof
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enunciation
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clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
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blithe
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free-spirited; carefree; lacking consideration
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futile
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ineffectual; wasted effort
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billowing
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swelling; fluttering; waving
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hackneyed
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overused, cliched
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pliable
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flexible; not stubborn
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abstruse
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difficult to understand; obscure
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hedonism
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self indulgence; pleasure-seeking
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obfuscate
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deliberately make something difficult to understand
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lackluster
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dull; monotonous; bland
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plummet
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fall suddenly and steeply
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replete
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full
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blighted
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damaged; destroyed; ruined
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merge
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come together; combine
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inconsequential
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unimportant, of no consequence
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coalesce
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come together; merge
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