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31 Cards in this Set
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Decree
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proclamation, ruling, deceleration
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perpetuate
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preserve, continue, maintain
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Acquiesce
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assent, agree without protest
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ecstasy
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rapture, joy, happiness
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futile
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useless, hopeless, pointless
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Reticence
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reluctance, unwillingness, silence
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Illuminate
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enlighten, clarify, brighten
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incite
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compel, spur, impel, provoke
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solace
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comfort, support
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welter
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turmoil
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cognizant
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aware of
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complicit
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having involvement in
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conjecture
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opine, guess
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crass
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tactless, rude, gross
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entice
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persuade
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flagrant
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blatant, conspisous
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predisposition
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inclination, leaning
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Antithesis
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opposite
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bested
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beaten
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esoteric
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perplexing, arcane
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labyrinthine
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circuitous, convoluted
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procure
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obtain
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candor
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honesty
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dispel
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dismiss
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faction
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group, clique
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loom
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overhang, appear, project
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manifest
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show
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mire
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a bog, gunk
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quixotic
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idealistic but impractical
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slander
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insult
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underlying
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fundamental
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