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52 Cards in this Set
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contentious
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A: argumentative
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Prodigious
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A: extraordinary in quantity
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consternation
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N: amazement that throws into confusion
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inane
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A: Lacking Sense
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tentative
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A: uncertain
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regimen
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N: a system of exercise
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chronic
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A: Constantly weakening
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inanimate
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A: not energetic, without life
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conceivably
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Adv: capable of being imagined
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obliterate
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V: To get rid of
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anarchy
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N: absense of any cohering principle; no govt.
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Anguish
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N: great suffering as from worry or greif
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mordantly
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Adv: Bitingly sarcastic
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inaccesible
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A: not an easy approach
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nondescript
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A: lacking distinctive qualities
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inured
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V: to toughen by exercise
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spectral
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A: having qualities of a ghost
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latent
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A: present but not active
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emissary
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N: person sent out to represent someone or something
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vindicate
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V: to provide defense for
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idiosyncrasy
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N: a behavioral characteristic not normal to an individual or group
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automation
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n: person acting in mechanical way
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visionary
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N: one who is given to impractical ideas; dreamer
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exalation
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N: the act of elevating in rank
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irresolute
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adj. unsure of how to act
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transfix
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V: to render motionless
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accolade
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N: a special award
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presage
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v: to give a warning
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encroach
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V: to enter by gradual steps
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encroach
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V: to enter by gradual steps
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encroach
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V: to enter by gradual steps
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culminate
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V: to reach highest pt.
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cacophony
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N: jarring, discordant sound
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preeminent
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A: superior to
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austerity
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N: a difficult situation
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vagary
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N: threat
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implausible
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a: difficult to believe
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discernible
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a: able to be perceived by a sense
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galvanished
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V: to arouse awareness
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opulent
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A: possesing great wealth
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judicious
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A: having or showing sound jugement
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exhorted
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v: to urge
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fratricide
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N: the killing of ones sibling
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glowered
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V: to stare with dislike
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reverberate
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V: to reecho
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salient
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A: strinkingly noticeable
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primeval
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A: of or relating to earliest ages of the world or human history
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inveigle
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V: to win over by persuasion
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stealthy
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A: secret in action or character
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terminus
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N: a boundary or limit
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urbane
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A: polite, and often elegant in mannor
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guilful
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A: full of treachery; tricky
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