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100 Cards in this Set
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travesty
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n. farce, parody, mockery
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trepidation
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v. apprehension, dread
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tryst
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n. rendezvous, date, appointment
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turpitude
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n. depravity, corruption,
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uncanny
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adj. weird, unearthly, supernatural
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verbose
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adj. long winded, wordy, tedious
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vestige
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n. trace, shadow, indication
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vicarious
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adj. secondary, abnormal, exchangeable
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visage
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n. physiognomy, countenance, face
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volition
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n. will, faculty
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aberration
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n. deviance, abnormality
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abscond
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v. bolt, run off, decamp
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altruism
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n. selflessness
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ambiance
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n. atmosphere, environment
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ambivalence
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n. a state of having emotions in contradiction, when those emotions are related to the same object, idea or person
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amiable
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adj. good humored, cordial, genial
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anachronism
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n. anything that is temporally incongruous
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arbitrary
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adj. capricious, arbitrary, whimsical
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aspersion
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n. slur, sprinkling, slander
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assiduous
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adj. sedulous, diligent
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specious
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adj. false, inaccurate, hollow
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sporadic
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adj. irregular, intermittent, erratic
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spurious
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adj. false, bogus, fake, counterfeit
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staid
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adj. sedate, serious, grave, sober
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stoic
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adj. free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief
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stolid
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adj. impassive, unresponsive, dull
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strident
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adj. loud, vociferous, clamorous
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sublime
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adj. inspiring, uplifting, awe-inspiring
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sully
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v. to pollute, contaminate, discredit
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supercilious
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adj. arrogant, condescending, haughty
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supersede
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v. take over from, supplant, replace
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surly
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adj. gruff, brusque, abrupt
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surmise
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v. guess, deduce, infer
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sylvan
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adj. of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the woods
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tacit
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adj. unspoken, inferred, implied
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tactile
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adj. tangible, palpable,. conceivable
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tawdry
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adj. cheap, gaudy, flashy, tasteless
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tenet
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n. principle, theory, belief
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tenuous
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adj. weak, shaky, questionable
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tepid
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adj. lukewarm, indifferent, halfhearted, unenthusiastic
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connotation
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n. nuance, suggestion, implication, subtext
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covenant
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n. agreement, contract, pledge
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cynic
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n. pessimist, skeptic, disparager
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decadence
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n. corruption, depravity, excess
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delude
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v. deceive, trick, mistreat, con
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deplete
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v. reduce, drain, exhaust, use up
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derogatory
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adj. critical, insulting, deprecating, offensive
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detriment
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n. loss, harm, disadvantage, injury
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deviate
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v. diverge, depart, swerve, turn aside
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devoid
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adj. being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
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digressive
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adj. departing from the main subject
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dire
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adj. terrible, awful, ominous, grim, dismal
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discordant
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adj. jarring, harsh, inharmonious, dissonant
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disparage
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v. belittle, mock, ridicule, vilify
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disparity
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n. difference, inequality, discrepancy, inconsistency
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distortion
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n. end, buckle, twist, warp
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divest
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v. strip, rid, dissociate from, deny, deprive
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dormant
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adj. latent, inactive, sleeping, resting
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effrontery
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n. impudence, nerve, confidence
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egotism
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n. selfishness, self-centeredness, insensitivity
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elucidate
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v. make clear, explain, illuminate, reveal
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ennui
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n. boredom, languor, tedium
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enthrall
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v. captivate, rivet, charm, fascinate, enchant
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ephemeral
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adj. short-lived, transient, passive, fleeting
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equivocate
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v. prevaricate, vacillate, quibble, beat around the bush, be evasive
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euphemism
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n. the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant; also : the expression so substituted
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fastidious
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adj. fussy, finicky, picky, hard to please
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fickle
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adj. indecisive, inconsistent, changeable, vacillating, unpredictable
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fidelity
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n. loyalty, faithfulness, reliability, trustworthiness
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foible
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n. fault, shortcoming, quirk, idiosyncrasy
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fortitude
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n. strength, courage, resilience, guts
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gamut
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n. range, scale, length, scope, extent
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garish
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adj. brash, dazzling, tasteless, gaudy, loud
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geniality
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n. friendliness, cordiality, warmth, amiability
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gentry
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n. upper or ruling class; a class whose members are entitled to bear a coat of arms though not of noble rank; especially : the landed proprietors having such status
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germane
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adj. relevant, useful, of interest
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grandiose
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adj. ostentatious, pretentious, flamboyant, impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, effect, or grandeur
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gullible
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adj. naïve, susceptible, easy to fool
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haughtiness
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n. arrogance, conceit, pride, self importance
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hedonism
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n. pleasure seeking, high living, intemperance, self indulgence
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acquisitive
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adj. greedy, avid, covetous, materialistic
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awry
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adj. wrong, muddled, amiss, skewed, crooked, twisted, off center
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cavalier
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adj. offhand, inconsiderate, haughty, high handed
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cognizant
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adj. aware, mindful
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ersatz
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adj. fake, unreal, artificial, reproduction
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exemplary
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adj. very good, excellent, commendable
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gravitate
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v. sink, settle, fall, descend, drop
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imbibe
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adj. drink, down, swallow, absorb
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mandate
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n./v. permission, authorization, consent/ to instruct, authorize, direct
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mnemonic
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adj. assisting or intended to assist memory, of or relating to memory
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naïveté
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n. innocence, gullibility, inexperience, simplicity
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obligatory
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adj. compulsory, mandatory, requisite, necessary
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placate
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v. pacify, calm down, soothe, mollify
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quell
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v. suppress, put down, subdue, repress, control
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rife
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adj. widespread, endemic, extensive, prevalent, ubiquitous
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squalor
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n. nastiness, unpleasantness, immorality, meanness
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stringent
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adj. severe, strict, rigorous, stern, harsh, tough
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sublimate
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v. to divert the expression of (an instinctual desire or impulse) from its unacceptable form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable, to improve or refine as if by subliming
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vernacular
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n. dialect, language, lingo
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wheedle
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v. coax, cajole, charm, persuade, talk
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