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87 Cards in this Set
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cherish, esteem
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abominate
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adaptation
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acculturation
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impute
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ascribe
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attribute
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ascribe
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extrinsic
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adventitious
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incidental
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adventitious
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fortuitous
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adventitious
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inherent
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adventitious
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congenital
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adventitious
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essential
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adventitious
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meandering
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circuitous
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adjure
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enjoin
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allow, permit
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enjoin
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facilitate
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expedite
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hamper
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expedite
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redeem, atone
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expiate
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make reparation
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expiate
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commontion
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ferment
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turmoil
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ferment
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unrest
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ferment
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placidity
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ferment
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premeditated
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inadvertent
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deliberate
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inadvertent
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unconsidered
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inadvertent
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cagey
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noncommittal
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titular
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nomial
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uninformative
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noncommittal
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definite, positive
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noncommittal
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exorbitant
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nomial
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token
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nomial
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trfling
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nomial
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inconsequential
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nomial
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actual
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nomial
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real
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nomial
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not real
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nomial
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misappropriate
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peculate
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penchant
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proclivity
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propensity
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proclivity
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inability or incapacity
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proclivity
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flappability
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sangfroid
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equanimity
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sangfroid
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excitability
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sangfroid
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mutinous
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seditious
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subversive
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seditious
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allegiant
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seditious
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valid
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tenuous
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acerbic
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vitriolic
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mordant
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vitriolic
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saccharine
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vitriolic
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bland
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vitriolic
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inveigle
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wheedle
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browbeat
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wheedle
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strong-arm
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wheedle
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inveigle
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wheedle
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browbeat
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wheedle
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strong-arm
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wheedle
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s: sanction
a: censure |
approbation
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s: mitigate, slake,allay
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assuage
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S intensify, aggravate, exacerbate
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assuage
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A: splinter group
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coalition
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A: maturation, development, growth
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decadence
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syn: educe, extract
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elicit
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ant: quash, squelch
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elicit
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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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expostulate syn: remonstrate
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s: sated, surfeited, cloyed
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jaded
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A: unspoiled, uncloyed
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jaded
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A: wholesome, appealing
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lurid
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A: blameworthy, reprehensible, discretible
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meritorious
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S:testy, waspish
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petulant
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A: placid, serene
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petulant
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parochial, insular, naive
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provincial
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S: irritation, pique, annoyance
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umbrage
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A: pleasure, delight, satisfaction
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umbrage
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S: mealymouthed, servile, fawing, greasy
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unctuous
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A: gruff, blunt
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unctuous
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A: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate
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ameliorate
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S: abstract, digest
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epitome
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To urge strongly, advise earnestly
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exhort
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S: entreat, implore, adjure
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exhort
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S: encroach, impincge, intrude, poach
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infringe
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A: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself
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ingratiate
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To make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
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inveigh
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S: Rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate
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inveigh
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A: acclaim, glorify, extol
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inveigh
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S: torpor, languor
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lassitude
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S: esoteric, absutrse, arcane
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occult
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to cuase or bring about suddenly
hurl down from great height give distinct form to characterized by excessive haste the product of an action or process |
precipitate
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