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92 Cards in this Set
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abject p
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'ab ject
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abject ()
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adj
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abject
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base, degraded, cringing, complete and unrelieved
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abject syn
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wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter
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abject ant
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lofty, noble, exalted
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agnostic p
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ag nas' tic
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agnostic
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one who believes that nothing can be known about God, skepti, without faith
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agostic ()
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adj, n
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agnostic syn
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doubter
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agnostic ant
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believer
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complicity p
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com plic' ity
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complicity
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involvement in wrongdoing; acomplce
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complicity ()
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n
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complicity syn
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connivance, collusion
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complicity ant
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noninvolvement, innocence
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derelict p
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der' e lict
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derelict
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someone/something that's abandoned, neglectful, left abandoned
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derelict ()
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n, adj
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derelect syn
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vagrant, remiss, delinquent
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derelict ant
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punctiliou, conscientious, scrupulous
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diatribe p
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di' a tribe
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diatribe
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a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
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diatribe ()
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n
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diatribe syn
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harangue, tirade
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diatribe ant
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panegyric, encomium, eulogy
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effigy p
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eff' i gy
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effigy ()
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n
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effigy
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a crude image of a despised person
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effigy syn
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figure, figurine, likeness
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equity p
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eq' uity
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equity ()
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n
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equity
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state of being just, fair treatment, money value of property above any other claim
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equity syn
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jutice, fairness, impartiality
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equity ant
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injustice, unfairness, bias prejudice
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inane p
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in ane'
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inane ()
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adj
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inane
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silly, empty of meaning or value
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inane syn
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vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous
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inane ant
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sensible, meaningful, profound
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indictment p
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in dit' ment
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indictment ()
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n
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indictment
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formal accusation
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indictment syn
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charge, accusation
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indubitable
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certain, not to be doubted or denied
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indubitable p
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in du' bitable
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indubitable ()
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adj
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indubitable syn
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unquestionable, indisputable
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indubitable ant
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questionable, debatable, dubious
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intermittent ()
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adj
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intermittent
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sporadic
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intermittent p
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inter mit' ent
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intermittent syn
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fitful, spasmodic, random
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intermittent ant
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continuous, uninterrupted
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moot
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open to discussion and debate, unresolved, to bring up for discussion, hypothetical law case argud by stuents
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moot ()
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adj, v, n
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moot syn
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debatable, questionable, broach
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moot ant
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undebatable, indisputable, self-evident
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motif p
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mo tif'
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motif
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a principal theme, repeated figure
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motif ()
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n
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neophyte p
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ne' o phyte
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neophyte
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a new convert, beginner
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neophyte ()
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n
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neophyte syn
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tenderfoot, tyro, rookie
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neophyte ant
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veteran, pat master, expert, pro
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perspicacity ()
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n
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perspicacity p
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per spi cac' ity
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perspicacity
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keenness
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perspicacity syn
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acuity, acumen, discernment
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perspicacity ant
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dullness, obtuseness
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plenary ()
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adj
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plenary
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complete, absolute, attended by all members
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plenary p
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plen' ary
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plenary syn
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unlimited, unrestricted
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plentary ant
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limited, restricted, incomplete
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surveillance ()
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n
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surveillance p
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sur veil' lance
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surveillance
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watch kept, observation
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surveillance syn
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observation, scrutiny, monitoring
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sylvan p
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syl' van
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sylvan ()
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adj
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sylvan
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living in a forest, woody, forestlike
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sylvan syn
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forested, arcadian
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testy ()
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adj
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testy p
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tes' ty
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testy
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easily irritated, impatient
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testy syn
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irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant
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testy ant
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even-tempered, imperturable, unexcitable
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travesty p
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trav' esty
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travesty ()
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n, v
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travesty
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gross imitation, disguise, to ridicule in a burlesque fashion
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travesty syn
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burlesque, parody, caricature, farce
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