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30 Cards in this Set
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devest
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to take away
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deprecate
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to belittle
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detribalize
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to cause to lose tribal membership
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desideratum
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something considered highly desirable
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descry
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to catch sight of
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absquatulate
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to depart in a hurry
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abate
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to reduce in amount
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abject
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miserable or wretched
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abdicate
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to give up responsibility for
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abjure
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to renounce under oath
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abominable
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disgusting; loathsome
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abdicate
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to give up responsibility for
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abstemious
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restricted to the bare minimum
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abrogate
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to abolish, to do away with
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abridge
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to cut short; reduce in length
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bedaub
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to smear; to soil
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behest
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an authoritative command
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bemuse
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to cause to be bewildered
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belie
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to misinterpret
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bemoan
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to mourn over
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forsake
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to give up
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fortalice
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a defensive structure or position
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forbear
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resist
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forspent
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to be exhausted
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foray
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military advance, sudden raid
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impervious
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not penetratable
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inauspicious
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not favorable
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incongruous
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out of place
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incoherent
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lacking cohesion
unable to think |
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immoderate
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not moderate
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