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61 Cards in this Set
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verb: to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void
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annul
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adjective: indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic
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blase`
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verb: to support, give a boost to; noun: a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post
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bolster
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verb: to feel or express regret or dissapproval
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deplore
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adjective: of little importance, not worthy of serious attenetion; not meant seriously
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frivolous
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verb: to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include: noun: a list of men for military service; a gathering, accumulation
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muster
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noun: a person or thing of no importance
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nonentity
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verb: to trouble haunt or fill the mind
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obsess
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adjective: elaborately decorated: slowily splendid
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ornate
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verb: to remove, drive out of position or place
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oust
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verb; to read thoroughly and carefully
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peruse
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adjective; full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water
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porous
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noun a high point of land extending into water
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promontory
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adjective; lying face down; inclined, likely
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prone
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noun; a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or a doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea
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qualm
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noun; a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection
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recourse
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noun; a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed
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residue
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adjective; showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something
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solicitous
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adjective; serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct
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staid
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verb; to support, nourish, keep up, to suffer, undergo, to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of
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sustain
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adjective; filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror
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aghast
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adjective; more than enough, large, spacious
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ample
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noun; a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance
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apparition
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verb; to declare or state as truth, maintain of defend, put forward forcefully
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assert
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verb; to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
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cower
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verb; to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; noun; a feeling of contempt
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disdain
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noun; a brief statement writtten on a tomb or gravestone
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epitaph
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adjective; having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase
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ethical
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adjective; humorous, not meant seriously
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facetious
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adjective; not able to be heard
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inaudible
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adjective; without restraint or control; unselective
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indiscriminate
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noun; crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; verb; to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity
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intrigue
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noun; an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice
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jurisdiction
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adjective; appearing true, reasonable or fair
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plausible
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adjective; common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; noun; a common person, member of the lower class
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plebeian
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adjective; wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; noun; one who is wasteful and self-indulgent
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prodigal
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noun; nearness, closeness
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prozimity
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verb; to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)
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pulverize
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noun; that which follows, a result, a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier
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sequel
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noun; that which follows, a result, a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier
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sequel
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adjective; highly changeable; fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state
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volatile
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adjective; embarrawsed, ashamed, or nonplussed
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abashed
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adjective; withdrawn, standing apart from tohers (usually as a matter of choice)
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aloof
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noun; great mental suffering, distress, or pain; verb; to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow
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anguish
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verb; to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system; adjective; able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully
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articulate
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verb; to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from
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bask
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defect
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noun; an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; verb; to desert a cause or arganization
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finesse
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noun; delicate skill; tact and cleverness; verb; to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion
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flaunt
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verb; to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way
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forthright
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adjective; frank, direct, straightforward
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genial
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adjective; cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm
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instill
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verb; to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in
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ostracize
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verb; to exclude from a group, banish, send away
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premonition
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noun; forewarning or foreboding of a future event
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pseudonym
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noun; a pen name, name assumed by a writer
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purge
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verb; to wash away impurities, clean up; noun; the process of getting rid of something or someone decesively
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rehabilitate
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verb; to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position
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repercussion
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noun; an effect or consequence of some action of event, result; an echo or reverberation
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resolute
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adjective; bold, determined; firm
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retentive
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adjective; able to hold, keep or recall ; retaining knowledge easily
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scapegoat
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noun; a person or thing carrying the blame for others
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