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20 Cards in this Set
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burnish
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to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish
n) gloss, brightness |
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement
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delectable
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delightful, highly enjoyable
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abrogate
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to repeal, cancel, declare null and void
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asperity
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roughness, severity, bitterness, or tartness
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detritus
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fragments thatresult from any destruction
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ambient
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completely surrounding
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cabal
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a small group working in secret
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depecate
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to belittle
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eclectic
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drawn from different sources
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sequester
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to set apart, separate for a special purpose
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moribund
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dying, on the way out
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necromancer
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one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard
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winnow
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to get rid of something unwanted,delete
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flaccid
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limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness
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rife
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common, prevalent, happening often
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inexorable
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inflexible, beyond influence
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onerous
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burdensome, oppressive
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impecunious
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having little or no money
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rudiments
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the earliest stages of anything
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