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108 Cards in this Set
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brawny
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hefty
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build
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duh
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shackle
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duh
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fetter
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hold back
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influx
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inflow, process of flowing in
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exodus
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a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
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tenacious
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unyielding
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relinquish
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let go
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dormant
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underlying
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activity
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duh
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vagrant
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wanderer
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migrate
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large movement
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impenitent
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impervious to moral persuasion
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atone
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duh
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sparse
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duh
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profuse
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duh
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deviatalize
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To diminish or destroy the strength or vitality of
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rejuvenate
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make better
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miserly
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small
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liberality
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1 the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
2 an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom |
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tirade
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fox
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harangue
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a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
fox...totally v and n |
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skeptic
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duh
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dubious
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duh
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wane
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duh
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dwindle
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duh
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hatchet
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duh
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cleave
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duh
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bona fide
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duh
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bogus
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duh
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profuse
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duh
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deviatalize
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To diminish or destroy the strength or vitality of
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rejuvenate
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make better
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miserly
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small
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liberality
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1 the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
2 an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom |
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tirade
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fox
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harangue
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a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
fox...totally v and n |
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skeptic
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duh
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dubious
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duh
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wane
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duh
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dwindle
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duh
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hatchet
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duh
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cleave
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duh
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bona fide
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duh
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bogus
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duh
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quarry
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prey
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envoy
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a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
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larceny
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Obtaining property by fraud or deceit
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hunter
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duh
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goods
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duh
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shoddy
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duh
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extemporaneous
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with little or no preparation or forethought
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improvise
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duh
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intolerable
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duh
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endure
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duh
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buyoant
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duh
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reek
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duh
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course
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duh
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erratic
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spaz
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militant
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duh
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heterogeneous
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duh
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admonish
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duh
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surmount
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duh
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cordial
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friendly
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probes
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duh
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usurp
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seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
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render
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duh
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scuttle
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scurry
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avert
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duh
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perennial
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long lasting
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incorrigible
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impervious to correction by punishment
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mire
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sludge
entangle, entrap |
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precipice
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duh
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rivulet
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blood
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rustic
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awkwardly simple and provincial
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interim
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period of time
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repugnant
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offensive to the mind
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dilate
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become wider
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inciting
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to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
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impelling
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duh
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plantiff
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A person who brings an action
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compensation
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duh
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remuneration
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wage
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blanch
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To immerse food in boiling water for a short time.
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boorish
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ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
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pallor
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unnatural lack of color in the skin
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untenable
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indefensible: (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
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unflagging
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unfailing
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sprightly
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full of spirit and vitality
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autocratic
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offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
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prattle
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idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
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spurious
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plausible but false
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posthumous
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after death
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abridge
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reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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prognosis
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An estimate of the outcome of a disease; a prediction
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pedigree
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line of descent of a purebred animal
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actuated
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moved to action
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forestall
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prevent
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supplant
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take the place or move into the position of
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subversive
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a radical supporter of political or social revolution
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apportion
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To divide and assign according to a definite rule.
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abase
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lower in esteem, humble
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actuate
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to move to action
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brunt
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the main impact, force, or burden
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harry
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to make a destructive raid on
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knave
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a tricky, deceitful, or unprincipled fellow
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protract
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to draw out or lengthen in time or space
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spurn
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to refuse with scorn
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