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60 Cards in this Set
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superannuated
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retired on pension because of age
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supercilious
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contemptuous; haughty
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superficial
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trivial; shallow
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superfluity
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excess; overabundance
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supersede
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cause to be set aside; replace
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supine
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lying on back
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suppliant
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entreating; beseeching
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supplicate
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petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
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supposititious
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assumed; counterfeit; hypothethical
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surcease
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cessation
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surfeit
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cloy; overfeed
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surly
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rude; cross
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surmise
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guess
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surreptitious
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secret
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surveillance
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watching; guarding
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sustenance
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means of support, food, nourishment
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swathe
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wrap around; bandage
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swelter
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oppressed by heat
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sycophantic
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servilely flattering
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sylvan
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pertaining to the woods; rustic
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synchronous
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similarly times; simultaneous with
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synthesis
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combining parts into a whole
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synthethic
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artificial; resulting from systhesis
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tacit
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understood; not put into words
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taciturn
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habitually silent; talking little
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tactile
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pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
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tainted
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contaminated; corrupt
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talisman
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charm
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tantalize
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tease; torture with disappointment
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tantrum
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fit of petulance; caprice
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tautological
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needlessly repetitious
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tawdry
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cheap and gaudy
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tedium
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boredom; weariness
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temerity
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boldness; rashness
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tempo
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speed of music
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temporal
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not lasting forever; limited by time; secular
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temporize
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avoid committing oneself; gain time
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tenacious
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holding fast
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tenet
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doctrine; dogma
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tentative
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provisional; experimental
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tenous
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thin; rare; slim
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tenure
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holding of an office; time during which such an office is held
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tepid
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lukewarm
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terminus
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last stop of railroad
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terrestrial
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on the earth
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terse
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concise; abrupt; pithy
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tertiary
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third
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testy
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irritable; short-tempered
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tether
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tie wit a rope
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theocracy
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government of a community by religious leaders
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therapeutic
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curative
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thermal
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pertaining to heat
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thrall
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slave; bondage
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threnody
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song of lamentation; dirge
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throes
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violent anguish
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throttle
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strangle
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thwart
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baffle; frustrate
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timidity
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lack of self-confidence or courage
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tipple
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drink (alchoholic beverages) frequently
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tirade
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extended scolding; denunciation
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