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30 Cards in this Set
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exacerbate |
to make worse |
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hone |
to sharpen, to stimulate |
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abstain |
to refain |
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tenacious |
persistant |
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prevaricate |
to lie |
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deem |
to judge |
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penchant |
inclination |
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prerogative
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choice and option |
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resilient |
bouncing back quickly |
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inndeuendo |
insinuation |
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rancor |
ill will |
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myriad |
great number |
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quintessence |
purest form, perfect example |
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coup de grace |
finishing stroke, death blow |
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pluck |
courage |
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lien |
claim on property |
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atone |
to compensate, make up for |
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tort |
civil wrong (paint balling) (graffiti) |
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affront |
insult |
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goad |
urge, to entice |
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tact |
say or do the right thing at the right time |
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unsavory |
distasteful, morally offensive |
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apropos |
fitting and suitable |
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jaundiced |
cynical and skeptical |
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recant |
to take back |
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trump |
to hold an advanced in reserve until needed |
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pique |
to arouse, provoke |
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ergo |
therefore |
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tete-a-tete |
private convo |
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bilk |
to cheat by fraud |
