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93 Cards in this Set
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To lessen in violence or intensity
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Abate
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Comformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior
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decorum
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to hate strongly
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abhor
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To distibute; to give out sparingly
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dole
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the whole range or extent
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gamut
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One who is outgoing; one who is energized
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extrovert
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Ammusing in an odd or whimiscal way
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droll
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Intentional deceit in speech or conduct
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duplicity
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A crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group
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effigy
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Stern severe; plain
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austere
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To lessen in violence or intensity
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Abate
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Comformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior
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decorum
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to hate strongly
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abhor
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To distibute; to give out sparingly
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dole
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the whole range or extent
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gamut
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One who is outgoing; one who is energized
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extrovert
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Ammusing in an odd or whimiscal way
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droll
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Intentional deceit in speech or conduct
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duplicity
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A crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group
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effigy
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Stern severe; plain
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austere
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To imitate
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emulate
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Dry and withered
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sere
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To increase the value or beauty of something
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enhance
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Feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing
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contrite
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Noble; generous in forgiving; free from petting feelings or acts
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magnanimous
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To pronounce clearly and distinctly
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enunciate
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To work with another toward a goal
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collaborate
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To confine; to retain in legal custody
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impound
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Faultless; without sin or blemish
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impeccable
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To summon forth
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evoke
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Without sense or meaning, silly
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inane
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Exaggeratedly or insincerely polite
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unctuous
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One who chooses to live outside of or renounce his or her native country
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expatriate
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Unkempt
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frowzy
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Hatefully or shockingly evil
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heinous
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To explain in detail; to clarify
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expound
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To persuade with false promises and flattery
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cajole
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not easily understood; hard to fathom
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inscrutable
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To refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on
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balk
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Ill-natured, bitter hostility
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acrimony
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stern and ill-humored
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dour
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To rejoice to feel tiumphant
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exult
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Having unlimited knowledge
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ominiscent
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Reasonable; capable of being carried out
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feasible
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a complete, rediculous failure
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fiasco
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The work one is especially suited for; ones ocupation
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metier
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To rise and fall; to vary irregularly
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fluctuate
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To annoy or harass
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harry
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Disguised; pretending not to be oneself
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incognito
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Lack of energy
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lethargy
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a letter
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epistle
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enthusiastic; extremely interested
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avid
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an irritating and persistent person
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gadifly
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absence of vanity; humbleness
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humility
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exhibiting sorrow or pain
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dolorous
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a huge or extraordinary size and power
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arduous
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friendly; agreeable;easy to talk to
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affable
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pompous or high-flown in speech
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grandlioquent
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having to do with farms, farmers, or the use of land
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agraian
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a facial expression or fear,disapproval, or pain
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grimace
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a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture
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harangue
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arousing fear or awe
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formidable
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a flatterer, one who fawns on othere in order to gain favor
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sycophant
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clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination
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explicit
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a heated argument
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altercation
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a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary
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lexicon
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a color
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hue
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permission; suppor
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sanction
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extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally
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hyperbole
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threatening forboding evil
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ominous
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rude boldness; nerve
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audacity
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to demonstrate clearly; to prove
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evince
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unable to be appeased or pacified
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implacable
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to urge on with stirring words
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exhort
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to put into prison; to confine
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incarcerate
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sharp; keen; cutting straight to the heart of the matter
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incisive
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practical; providing an immediate advantage
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expedient
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having to do with the subject at hand; relevant
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pertinent
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unable to act or move; inactive; sluggish
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inert
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toget around; to bypass
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circumvent
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secret
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cladestine
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to find not guilty of a fault or crime
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aquit
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to express strong disapproval of
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deprecate
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lawyer
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barrister
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excessive prais or admiration
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adulation
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having to do with the kitchen or cooking
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culinatry
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indecent; humorously obscene
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bawdy
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to punish everly
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chastise
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joking, humorous
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jocose
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a very lage number
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myriad
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present, but not active; hidden
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latent
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destructive, deadly
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pernicious
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thrifty economical in money matters
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frugal
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