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85 Cards in this Set
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acerbic
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mean in tone
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archipelago
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a group of islands
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balked
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to stop and refuse to go on
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bane
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a cause of death, destruction, or ruin
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banter
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casual conversation
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benign
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kind
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blandishment
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to coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole
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bolster
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to support
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braggart
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someone with a big ego
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buffers
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something used absorb shock or scruity
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bureaucracy
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an inefficient organization
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capitulate
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to give in without resistance
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celebrity
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fame
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charlatan
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someone who is a quack; a fake
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clandestine
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kept or done in secret. often in order to conceal or illicit or improper purpose
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complement
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something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection
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consign
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to assign to
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contiguous
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adjacent to one another
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daunt
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to discourage
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decipher
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to decode
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defer
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to put off until later
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect; injurious
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discomfiture
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frustratin or disappointment
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discount
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to disregard
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disingenuous
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not straightforward or candid; crafty
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dispossess
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to deprive ownership of
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dubious
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doubtful
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elucidate
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to make clear
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energize
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to give energy to; to vitalize
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ensconced
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to settle securely or comfortably
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entreaty
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an earnest request; plea
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esoteric
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hard to understand
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exacerbating
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irritating
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exclusive
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not divided or shared with others
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fashion
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to adapt; as to a purpose or an occasion; accomodate
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flourish
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to prosper
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fortitude
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strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage
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geochronologist
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someone who tries to establish the chronology of the earth's history by analyzing terrestrial materials
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gibberish
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unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing
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graceful
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showing grace of movement, form or proportion
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hamper
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to prevent the free movement, action, or progress of
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illusory
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not actual
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impede
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to slow down
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incessantly
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continuing without interruption
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inconceivable
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doesn't seem possible
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indignant
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anger aroused by injustice
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indiscriminate
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not picky
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indispensable
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essential
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infinitesmal
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very small
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laud
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to priae; acclaim
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liability
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a bad thing; something that can hurt you
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lucrative
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producing wealth; profitable
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magisterial
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authoritative
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marginal
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of lower quality or ability
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matriarchal
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society run by women
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mediocre
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inferior quality
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mnemonic
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a trick to help one remember a lengthy set of information
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obsession
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the overdoing of something
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ominous
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threatening
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pacifistic
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opposing conflict
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patronage
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financial support from a benefactor
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pernicious
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deadly; dangerous
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pervasive
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widespread; everywhere
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plummet
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to drop very quickly
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precipitate
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acting with or marked by excessive haste and lack of due deliveration
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predation
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the capturing of prey as a means of maintaining life
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promulgation
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public declaration
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propensity
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tendency
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quip
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a witty, offhand remark
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reaffirm
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to affirm or assert again
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recalcitrant
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marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance
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reconcile
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to bring together
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revitalize
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to impart new life or vigor
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sensationalism
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the method of using emotional reaction (like fear) to convince
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sham
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something false or empty that is purported to be genuine; a spurious imitation
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sublime
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impressive; inspiring awe
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subtle
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not imeediately obvious
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summation
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a summary
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tenet
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an opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by a person or especially by an organization
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transitory
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something that is continuously become something else
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undaunted
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not discouraged or disheartened
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uneven
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not even
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ungainly
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lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy
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vanguard
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the foremost or leading position in a trend or movement
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vituperative
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associated with verbal abuse
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