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20 Cards in this Set
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Abet
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To encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy)
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Aver
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To affirm, declare confidently
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Blatant
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Noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense
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Broach
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To bring up or begin to talk about (a subject); to announce, introduce; to break the surface of the water; to turn sideways to the wind and waves; to pierce ( a keg or cask) in order to draw off liquid; a spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks
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Buttress
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To support, prop up, strengthen; a supporting structure
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Carousal
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Noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking)
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Collate
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To compare critically in order to note differences, similarities, etc.; to arrange in order for some specific purpose
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Connoisseur
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An expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine arts
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Disconsolate
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Deeply unhappy or dejected, without hope, beyond consolation
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Encumber
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To weigh down or burder; to fill up, block up, hinder
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Foment
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To promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to
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Grisly
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Frightful, horrible, ghastly
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Herculean
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Relating to Hercules; chraracterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength
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Impassive
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Showing no feeling or emotion
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Inauspicious
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Unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future
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Incontrovertible
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Unquestionable, beyond dispute
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Nonplussed
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Puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss
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Opportune
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Suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occurring at an appropriate time
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Prolific
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Abundantly productive; abundant, profuse
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Rejoinder
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A reply to a reply; especially from the defendant in a legal suit
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