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20 Cards in this Set
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abet
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encourage, assist (especially in something wrong or unworthy)
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aver
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assert, declare confidently
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blatant
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disagreeably loud
"blatand disobedience" |
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broach
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to bring up of begin to talk about
"to broach a subject" |
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buttress
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reinforce, brace
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carousal
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noisy, drunken revel
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collate
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sort out, compare critically
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connoisseur
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expert, well qualified
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disconsolate
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inconsolable, deeply unhappy
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encumber
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to weigh down or burden
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foment
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instigate, promote trouble or rebellion
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grisly
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gruesome, gory, ghastly
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herculean
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relating to Hercules, mighty powerful in strength
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impassive
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emtionless, stoical
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inauspicious
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unfavorable, unlucky
"an inauspicious start" |
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Incontrovertible
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unquestionable, indisputable
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nonplussed
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puzzled, perplexed
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opportune
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suitable, timely, appropriate
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prolific
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abundantly productive, fruitful
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rejoinder
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answer, retort, reply to reply
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