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30 Cards in this Set
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Exacerbate |
To make worse |
To make worse |
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Hone |
To sharpen, stimulate |
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Abstain |
To refrain |
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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 |
Choice, option |
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Resiliant |
Bouncing back quickly |
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Innuendo |
Insinuation |
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Rancor |
Ill will |
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Myraid |
Great number |
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Quintessance |
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 |
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Affront |
Insult |
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Goad |
To incite, urge |
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Tact |
Say or do the right thing at the right time; delicate sensitivity |
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Unsavory |
Distasteful, morally offensive |
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Apropos |
Fitting, suitable |
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Jaundiced |
Cynical, skeptical, envious |
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Recant |
To take back |
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Trump |
To hold an advantage 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 conversation |
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Bilk |
To cheat by fraud |
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