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84 Cards in this Set
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transgression
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violation of a law; sin
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transient
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fleeting; quickly passing away; staying for a short time
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transition
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going from one state of action to another
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translucent
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partly transparent
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transmute
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change; convert to something different
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transparent
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permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected
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transpire
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exhale; become known; happen
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travail
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painful labor
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traverse
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go through or across
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travesty
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comical parody; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous
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treatise
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article treating a subject systematically and throughly
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trek
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travel; migrate
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tremor
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trembling; slight quiver
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tremulous
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trembling; wavering
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trenchant
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cutting; keen
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trepidation
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fear; trembling agitation
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tribulation
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distress; suffering
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tribunal
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court of justice
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tribute
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tax levied by a ruler; mark of respect
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trident
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three-pronged spear
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trilogy
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group of three works
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trite
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hackneyed; commonplace
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troth
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pledge of good faith especially in betrothal
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truculent
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aggressive; savage
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truism
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self-evident truth
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trumpery
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objects that are showy, valueless, deceptive
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tryst
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meeting
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tumbrel
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a farm tipcart
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tumid
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swollen; pompous; bombastic
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turbid
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muddy; having the sediment disturbed
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turbulence
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state of violent agitation
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turgid
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swollen; distended
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turnkey
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jailer
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turpitude
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depravity
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tutelage
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guardianship; training
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tyro
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beginner; novice
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ubiquitous
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being everywhere; omnipresent
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ulterior
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situated beyond; unstated
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ultimate
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final; not susceptible to further analysis
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ultimatum
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last demand; warning
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umbrage
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resentment; nager; sense of injury or insult
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unanimity
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complete agreement
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unassuaged
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unsatisfied; not soothed
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unassuming
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modest
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unbridled
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violent
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uncanny
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strange; mysterious
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unconscionable
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unscrupulous; excessive
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uncouth
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outlandish; clumsy; boorish
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unction
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the act of anointing with oil
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unctuous
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oily; bland; insincerely suave
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undulate
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move with a wavelike motion
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unearth
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dig up
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unearthly
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not earthly; weird
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unequivocal
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plain; obvious
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unfaltering
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steadfast
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unfeigned
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genuine; real
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ungainly
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awkward
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unguent
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ointment
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unimpeachable
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blameless and exemplary
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unique
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without an equal; single in kind
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unison
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unity of pitch; complete accord
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unkempt
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disheveled; with uncared-for appearance
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unmitigated
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harsh; sever; not lightened
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unruly
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disobedient; lawless
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unseemly
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unbecoming; indecent
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unsullied
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untarnished
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untenable
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unsupportable
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unwitting
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unintentional; not knowing
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unwonted
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unaccustomed
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upbraid
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scold; reproach
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urbane
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suave; refined; elegant
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usury
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lending money at illegal rates of interest
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uxorious
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excessively devoted to one;s wife
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vacillation
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fluctuation; wavering
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vacuous
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empty; inane
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vagary
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caprice; whim
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vainglorious
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boastful; excessively conceited
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validate
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confirm; ratify
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vanguard
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forerunners; advance forces
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vantage
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position giving an advantage
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vapid
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insipid; inane
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variegated
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many-colored
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vaunted
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boasted; bragged; highly publicized
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veer
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change in direction
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