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105 Cards in this Set
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fitting the occasion; suitable or apt
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apropos
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contorlling influence; domination
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ascendancy
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to analyze and determine the nature, value, or importance of
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assess
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to declare positively; to state as the truth
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aver
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to grant or let have
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concede
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lacking
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deficient
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an unproven principle or belief held to be true
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dogma
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to put an idea into a form that can be seen
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embody
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to bestow
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impart
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the art of public speaking
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oratory
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to foster the spread of
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propagate
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someone who proposes or supports an idea; an advocate
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proponent
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elementary
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rudimentary
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a temporary stay
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sojourn
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making one's feelings known in a loud way
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vociferous
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immature
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callow
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a persone living during the same period as another
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contemporary
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skeptical
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cynical
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a ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people
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despot
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to pronounce clearly
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enunciate
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anything that gets in the way
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impediment
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to make poor
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impoverish
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indulging in ease; avoiding exertion; lazy
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indolent
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wise
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sagacious
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not connected with church or religion
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secular
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to think about ro make guesses
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speculate
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conflict or struggle
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strife
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to show great respet for
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venerate
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greatly eager
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voracious
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to get smaller, dimmer, or weaker
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wane
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an old saying that has come to be accepted as true; a proverb
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adage
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good will and warm feelings among friends
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camaraderie
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to maintain or assert
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contend
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not necessary; irrelevant
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extraneous
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noisy confusion; uproar
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hubbub
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to follow a winding course; to wander aimlessly
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meander
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having or giving off a smell
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odoriferous
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equipment associated witha particluar activity
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paraphernalia
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careful of and attentive to details, especially ones relating to good manners and behaviour
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punctilious
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to regain health or strength
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recuperate
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to entertain or delight
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regale
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doing or requiring a lot of sitting
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sedentary
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marked by simplicity and lack of luxury
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Spartan
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relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal
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temporal
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turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor
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wry
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an old saying that has come to be accepted as true; a proverb
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adage
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good will and warm feelings among friends
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camaraderie
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to maintain or assert
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contend
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not necessary; irrelevant
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extraneous
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noisy confusion; uproar
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hubbub
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to follow a winding course; to wander aimlessly
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meander
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having or giving off a smell
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odoriferous
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equipment associated witha particluar activity
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paraphernalia
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careful of and attentive to details, especially ones relating to good manners and behaviour
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punctilious
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to regain health or strength
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recuperate
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to entertain or delight
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regale
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doing or requiring a lot of sitting
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sedentary
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marked by simplicity and lack of luxury
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Spartan
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relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal
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temporal
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turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor
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wry
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to refer to in an indirect way
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allude (to)
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to dedicate to a cause; to devote; to set aside as holy
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consecrate
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to scatter or spread widely
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disseminate
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to show excessive fondness for
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dote (on or upon)
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to urge strongly; to warn or appeal
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exhort
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careless or irresponsible
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feckless
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to show to be involved with something, especially soemthing dishonest or illegal
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implicate
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to feel or expresss grief
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lament
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of or related to money
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monetary
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deep in thought; dreamily thoughtful
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pensive
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a showy or dignified display
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pomp
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artificially stiff or formal in nature
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stilted
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to bring under control; to conquer
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subjugate
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emotional shock
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trauma
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excessive or unrestrained
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wanton
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promptness in responding
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alacrity
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to place in order
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array
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to draw conclusion from given facts
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deduce
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to impede the action of
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encumber
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full of or accompanied by
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fraught
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marked by lack of plan, order, or direction
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haphazard
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impossible to dispute; unquestionable
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incontrovertible
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hard to explain or impossible to understand
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inexplicable
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marked by imagination, resourcefulness
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ingenious
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one who falls behind otehrs; a straggler
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laggard
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something that provides nourishment; food needed to live
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sustenance
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intensely hot and dry; passionate
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torrid
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to pass over, across, or through
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traverse
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appering to be present in large numbers or in many places
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ubiquitous
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the highest point, the peak
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zenith
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to express deep regret or sorrow over
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bewail
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without resources or possessions
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destitue
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to take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of
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detract
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to set free from slavery; to liberate
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emancipate
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to praise highly
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extol
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excessively showy; unrestrained
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flamboyant
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a driving force that causes an action
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impetus
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incapable of being overcome or defeated
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insuperable
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not continuous; happening at intervals
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intermittent
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a genreal rule or rlule of conduct
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maxim
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required or demanded
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obligatory
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to reach the deepest part of
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plumb
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a person who wanders from place to place
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vagabond
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a face, especially one thaqt expresses feelings
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visage
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to gain by using sly persuasion or insincere praise
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wheedle
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