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79 Cards in this Set
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pusillanimous
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cowardly; fainhearted
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putrid
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foul; rotten; decayed
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pyromaniac
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person with an insane desire to set things on fire
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quack
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charlatan; imposter
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quaff
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drink with relish
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quail
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cower; lose heart
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qualms
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misgivings
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quandary
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dilemma
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quay
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dock; landing place
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quell
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put down; quiet
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querulous
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fretful; whining
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quibble
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equivocate; play on words
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quiescent
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at rest; dormant
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quietude
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tranquility
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quintessence
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purest and highest embodiment
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quip
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taunt
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quirk
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startling twist; caprice
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qui vive
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wide awake; expectant
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quixotic
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idealistic but impractical
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quizzical
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bantering; comical; humorously serious
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rabit
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like a fanatic; furious
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ragamuffin
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person wearing tattered clothes
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ramification
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branching out; subdivision
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ramp
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slope; inclined plane
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rampant
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rearing up on hind legs; unrestrained
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rancid
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having the odor of stale fat
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rancor
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bitterness; hatred
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rant
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rave; speak bombasticaly
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rapacious
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excessively grasping; plundering
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rapprochment
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reconciliation
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rarefied
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made less dense
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ratiocination
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reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises
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rationalize
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reason; justify an improper act
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raucous
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harsh and shrill
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ravage
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plunder; despoil
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ravening
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rapaious; seeking prey
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ravenous
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extremely hungry
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raze
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destroy completely
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ream
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kingdom; sphere
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rebate
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discount
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recalcitrant
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obstinately stubborn
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recant
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repudiate; withdraw previous statement
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recapitulate
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summarize
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recession
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withdrawal; retreat
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recipient
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receiver
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reciprocal
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mutual; exchangeable; interacting
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reciprocate
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repay in kind
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recluse
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hermit
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reconcile
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make friendly after quarrel; correct inconsistencies
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recondite
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abstruse; profound; secret
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reconnaissance
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survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering
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recourse
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resorting to help when in trouble
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recreant
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coward; betrayer of faither
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recrimination
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counterchanges
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rectify
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correct
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rectitude
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uprightness
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recumbent
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reclining; lying down completely or in part
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recuperate
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recover
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recurrent
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occuring again and again
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redolent
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fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an order
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redoubatble
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formidable; causing fear
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redress
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remedy; compensation
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redundant
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superfluous; excessively wordy; repetitious
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reek
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emit (odor)
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refection
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slight refreshment
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refectory
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dining hall
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refraction
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bending of a ray of light
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refractory
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stubborn; unmanageable
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refulgent
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radiant
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refutation
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disproof of opponents' arguments
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regal
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royal
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reagale
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entertain
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regatta
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boat or yacht race
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regeneration
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spiritual rebirth
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regime
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method or system of government
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regiment
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prescribed diet and habits
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rehabilitate
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restore to proper conditions
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reimburse
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repay
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reiterate
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repeat
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