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49 Cards in this Set
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yoke
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couple, fastener
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cursory
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not thorough
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concinnity
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like twilight, dim
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imbricate
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overlap
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precept
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rule of conduct
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cajole
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coax
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contiguous
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nearby
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absolve
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free from blame
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abet
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aid
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nonplus
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to confuse
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jejune
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dull and immature
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cloy
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to be sweet or rich; to overfill
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mawkish
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excessively sentimental
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magniloquent
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lofty in speech
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abstemious
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in moderation
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perquisite
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special payment or privilege
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orotund
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pompous, sonorous
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expectorate
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to spit
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onus
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burden or blame
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abhor
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hate
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acme
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highest point of perfection
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affluence
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riches
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amnesty
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parden for offences against a government
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bilious
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bad-tempered
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blase
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bored
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circumspect
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cautious
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contraband
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smuggled goods
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deleterious
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harmful
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despot
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dictator
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dissident
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disagreeing
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erudite
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scholarly
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garrulous
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talkative
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gesticulate
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make gestures
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hue
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shade (of colors)
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impasse
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standstill
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intransigent
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stubborn
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ken
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field of knowledge
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lucid
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clear
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malinger
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shirk one's work
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mnemonic
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memory improvement
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myriad
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very numerous
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narcissistic
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self-centered
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paraphrase
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restate
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pedant
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narrow-minded person, intellectual snob
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pragmatic
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practical
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recalcitrant
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resisting authority, habitually disobedient
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sardonic
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sarcastic
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stolid
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unemotional
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tirade
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outburst
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