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45 Cards in this Set
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(V)to increase.
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augment.
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(V)to fail completely; fill and sing, as a ship.
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founder.
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(N)a guess.
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conjecture.
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(V)to plead; to ask earnestly.
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entreat.
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(N)persistent hard work.
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diligence.
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(V)to associate with.
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consort.
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(V)to grow well; to prosper.
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flourish.
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(N)a gradual wearing down (often applied to war)
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attrition.
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(ADJ)disgraceful, causing or deserving humiliation.
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ignominious.
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(N)a face; appearance
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visage.
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(ADJ)gruesome.
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macabre.
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(ADJ)characterized by sitting.
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sedentary.
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(ADJ)slavishly attentive; deferential
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obsequious.
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(ADJ)patientily giving in; unresisting.
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resigned.
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(ADJ)cautious.
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prudent.
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(ADJ)daring, bold.
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audacious.
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(ADJ)wild with excitement or fear, frenzied.
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frantic.
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(N)stopping.
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cessation.
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(N)someone who starts and runs his or her own business.
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entrepreneur.
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(N)a movement away from the main topic.
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digression.
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(ADJ)easily seen; noticeable.
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conspicuous.
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(N)lightheartedness.
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flippancy.
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(V)to discuss lightly.
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bandy.
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(ADJ)charmingly carefree, simple; typical of rural life.
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idyllic.
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(ADJ)corrosive, acidic, bitterly sarcastic.
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vitrolic.
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(ADJ)sensational, shocking.
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lurid.
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(N)resistance to authority; incitement to rebellion.
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sedition.
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(ADJ)vague, dark, unclear.
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obscure.
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(ADJ)having the power to recover; elastic.
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resilient.
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(N)nearness.
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proximity.
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(ADJ)given to immoral behavior.
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licentious.
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(N)special talent, strong point.
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forte.
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(N)disappointment; vexation.
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chagrin.
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(V)to please intensely.
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enrapture.
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(N)one who dislikes women; one who shows disdain for women.
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misogynist.
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(ADJ)confident, hopeful, cheerful; ruddy.
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sanguine.
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(N)slight fault; a weakness.
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foible.
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(ADJ)deadly, destructive.
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baleful.
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(V)to cater to the lowly wishes of others.
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pander.
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(N)aimless dabbler in the arts who has no real talent at any of them.
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dilettante.
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(V)to lose strength through illness or grief.
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languish.
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(ADJ)worldly, temporal; not relating to spiritual matters.
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secular.
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(N)longing for the past.
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nostalgia.
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(N)bog or a marsh a difficult situation.
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quagmire.
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(ADJ)having to do with lust.
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prurient.
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