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50 Cards in this Set
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enfranchise
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give voting rights
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hamper
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hinder, obstruct
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kindle
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to start a fire
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noxious
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Harmful, poisonous, lethal
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placid
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calm, peaceful
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remuneration
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payment for work done
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bilk
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cheat, defraud
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covert
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hidden, undercover
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engender
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cause
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hangar
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storage area (like for a plane)
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knotty
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complex, difficult to solve
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abasement
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humiliation, degradation
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harangue
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noisy, attacking speech
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replete
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full
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abrogate
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cancel, deny, repeal
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enigma
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puzzle, mystery
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harbingers
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indicators, bringers of warnings
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labrythine
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complicated, highly convoluted
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plaudit
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statement giving strong praise
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absolution
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forgiveness, pardon, release
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ensconce
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establish firmly in a position
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laceration
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a cut
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obdurate
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stubborn
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tawdry
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of little value, gaudy
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blighted
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damaged, destroyed, ruined
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credulous
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gullible, ready to believe anything
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enshroud
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cover
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lachrymose
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tearful, sad
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obfuscate
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deliberately making something difficult to understand
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repudiate
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shun, eschew
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tedium
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boredum
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abstemious
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self denying, refraining from indulging
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blithe
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free-spirited, carefree
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crepuscular
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active at dawn and dusk
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rescind
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retract, repeal
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temper
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to moderate, soften
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abtruse
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difficult to understand, obscure
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blunderbuss
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an ancient weapon or a clumsy person
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envenom
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to cause bitterness or bad feeling
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hedonism
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self indulgence, pleasure seeking
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leconic
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using few words, brief, to the point
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oblique
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indirect, slanting
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accolade
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tribute, honor, praise
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bolster
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support, prop up
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ephemeral
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short lived
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aquiesce
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to agree to, to give in to
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bombast
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arrogant, pompous language
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epicure
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someone who appreciates good food and drink
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lampoon
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ridicule, spoof
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enunciation
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clear pronunciation, accent, articulation
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