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70 Cards in this Set
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acclaim
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1. (n) praise, approval 2. (v) to praise
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alleviate
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ease, alleviate the pain
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appease
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1. to calm one down 2. to satisfy
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beget
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to bring about; to father, sire
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boon
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a benefit; blessing
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brawl
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1. (n) a fight 2. (v) to fight
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cantankerous
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hard to deal with, irritating
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celerity
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swiftness, speed
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censure
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speed, swiftness
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chronic
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continual chronic pain
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clamor
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commotion, noise, ruckus
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cognizant
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aware
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concave
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curved inward, indented
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confectionary
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sweet
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convex
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curved outward, bulging
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crass
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tactless, rude
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culinary
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related to cooking
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curator
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one in charge of a museum, exhibit, etc.
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curtail
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to cut short
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disband
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to break up, separate
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discretion
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judgment
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downhearted
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gloomy, depressed
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efficacious
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effective, efficient
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effusive
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overly demonstrative, gushing
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enhance
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to improve
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enumerate
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to count, to list
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esteem
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1. (n) respect 2. (adj) to regard highly
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ethereal
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airy, ghostlike
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falter
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to hesitate, waver; to stumble
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farce
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a ridiculous comedy
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feeble
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weak
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ferocious
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fierce, brutal; intense
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fervent
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impassioned, marked by great intensity of feeling
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fettered
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tied down, restrained
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gibberish
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nonsense
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haughty
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uppity, arrogant
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heresy
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an opinion contrary to church doctrine or other dominant beliefs
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imperious
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commanding, domineering
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incarcerate
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to put in jail
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inexorable
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unchangeable
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ingenuity
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cleverness, skill
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inquisitive
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curious, asking a lot of questions
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irrefutable
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indisputable
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itinerant
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moving from place to place
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lackadaisical
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lacking energy & spirit
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laconic
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concise, short to the point of rudeness, terse
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muster
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to collect, gather muster the energy to . . .
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nadir
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the lowest point
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obscure
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(adj): 1. dark 2. difficult to understand 3. relatively unknown (v) 1. to make dark. 2. to conceal
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perfidious
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disloyal
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perturbed
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agitated, bothered
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peruse
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to read thoroughly, with great attention
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predestined
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determined beforehand
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predilection
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a liking of, partiality to
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profound
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deep, weighty
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pseudonym
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false name, alias
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reiterate
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say again
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resplendent
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dazzling
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resurgence
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rebirth, rising again into prominence
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salutary
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beneficial, promoting health
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secluded
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off by itself, isolated
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secular
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not related to religion, worldly
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statute
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law, decree
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submissive
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obedient, subservient
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summit
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the highest point, peak
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troubadour
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touring singer of poetic, romantic songs
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vacant
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empty
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validate
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confirm (the study validated his hypothesis)
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venture
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1. (n) an undertaking, a venture 2. (v) to risk
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wane
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fade, diminish
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