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86 Cards in this Set
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abjure
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deny; swear away from; recant
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abject
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degraded; miserable
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abhor
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to hate
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abscond
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to run away
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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aberration
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something away from the normal or typical
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antedate
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to occur before
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antecedent
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coming before an event
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antiquarian
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of a anitques or antiquities
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antediluvian
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ancient; old-fashioned; before Noah's flood?
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epithet
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a brief description of a person
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epitome
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representative or the best of a class
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epigram
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short, witty statement
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epitaph
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inscripiton of words in memory of the dead
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extirpate
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to destroy fully; exterminate
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expurgate
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to clean out; purge
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exonerate
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to free from guilt
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excoriate
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to criticize harshly; to "cuss out"
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exacerbate
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to aggrevate; to bring out (make worse)
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efface
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to wipe out
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ebullient
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enthusiastic; outgoing
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explicate
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to explain; to bring out
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abdicate
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renounce; resign; give up
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interdict
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to officially prohibit
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dictatorial
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domineering; arbitrary
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edict
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speaking out by official decree
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inundate
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to flood; overflow
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sanguine
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ruddy; cheerful
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meticulous
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very careful of details
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lax
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careless; not strict
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sporadic
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occasional; scattered
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obviate
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to eliminate; make unnecessary
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fortuitous
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accidental; lucky
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conjecture
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guesswork without complete evidence
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diatribe
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an abusive reprimand
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anathema
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accursed or damned
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truncate
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to abruptly cut off part of
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incontrovertible
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undeniable
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cognizant
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knowledgeable of; fully aware
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recant
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take back
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posterity
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progeny; descandants
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antipathy
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hatred; aversion
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contravene
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contradict; violate
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reticent
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uncommunicative
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mutltifarious
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a great variety
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supercilious
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snobbish; contemptuous; arrogant
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subjugate
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bring under control
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prodigal
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wasteful
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ilk
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kind; sort (usually used as a negative)
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furtive
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secret
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malevolent
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an evil wish or action
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malady
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badd condition or illness
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malodorus
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having a bad odor
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malign
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to speak evil of
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malediction
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a curse
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maladroit
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clumsy
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malapropism
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absurd misuse of words that sound alike
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potytheism
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belief in many gods
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polygot
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speaking in many languages
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polypragmatic
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too interested in other people's buisness; nosy
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polyphonic
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combination of many independent sounds
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polymath
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a person fo great learning in many subjects
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intercede
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to go between
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accede
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to give in
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recede
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to go back; withdraw
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credulous
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willing to believe too quickly
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incredulous
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skeptical; not believing
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miscreant
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criminal; one who's done things so he cannot be believed
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accreditation
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authorization; certification
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credence
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belief
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excursion
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journey
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precursor
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what came before; a forerunner
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recourse
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a turning for aid
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discursive
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rambling
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cursory
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brief
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recur
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to happen again
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concurrent
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running together
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incur
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to bring upon oneself (often used negatively); run into
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corroborate
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to confirm or support
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schism
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split
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ostentatatious
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showy
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importune
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to plead; urge
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surreptitious
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secret
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eschew
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avoid
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flout
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to reject; to show contempt for
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nefarious
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villian
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