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92 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to hate
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allude
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to refer to indirectly
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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aplomb
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self-confidence
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attest
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to confirm
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bicker
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to quarrel
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caprice
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an impulsive change of mind
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cogent
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convincing
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congruent
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agreeing
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demure
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shy
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covert
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concealed; secret
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disdain
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to scorn
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duplicity
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deception
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equivocate
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to mislead by using ambiguous language
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facile
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easy
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glib
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fluent; smooth
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insidious
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treacherous
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loquacious
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talkative
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metaphysics
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philosophy that is subtle and hard to understand
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obeisance
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show of respect
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palpable
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obvious
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perpetuate
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to cause to continue
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poignant
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piercing
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prognosicate
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to forcast
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psyche
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soul; spirit; mind
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redolent
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fragrant
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salacious
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lewd; obscene
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sedition
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rebellion
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stilted
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pompous
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sychophant
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flatterer; parasite
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tremulous
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quivering
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verbosity
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wordiness
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abominate
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to abhor
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altercation
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angry dispute
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affable
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friendly; courteous
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audacious
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bold
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biennial
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occuring every two years
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captious
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finding fault
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cogitation
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act of reflecting
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conjecture
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to guess; to suppose
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cower
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to cringe in fear
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deplore
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to regret
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disparage
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to belittle
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duress
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constraint
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erudite
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very learned
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factitious
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artificial
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gregarious
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sociable
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insipid
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dull
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lucid
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shining; easily understood
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mete
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to allot
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obscure
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not clear
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panacea
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cure-all
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perspective
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relation of parts to one another and to the whole
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portend
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to warn; to foreshadow
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proletarian
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worker; citizen of lowest class
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pulchritude
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beauty
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salient
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important; conspicuous
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sedulous
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industrious
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stoicism
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repression of emotion
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tacit
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silent
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tribulation
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trouble
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verity
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truth
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abrogate
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to abolish
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altruism
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unselfish devotion
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affinity
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attraction
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archaic
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no longer in use
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augment
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to increase
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bland
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mild
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captivate
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to fascinate
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cognate
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related
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connote
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to suggest; to imply
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depraved
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sinful
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disparity
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difference
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ebullient
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enthusiastic
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eschew
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to aviod
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fastidious
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hard to please
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heinous
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hateful; abominable
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intrepid
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fearless
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ludicrous
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ridiculous
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obsequious
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overly submissive
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paradox
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seemingly absurd statement that is nevertheless true
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pert
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saucy; bold
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posterity
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succeeding generations
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promontory
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peak of high land jutting out over water
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pundit
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learned man
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remuneration
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compensation
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salubrious
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wholesome
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seethe
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to boil
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stolid
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having little emotion
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taciturn
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almost always silent
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truculent
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cruel
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vernacular
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pertaining to the common language of the land
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