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60 Cards in this Set
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approbation
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the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise
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assuage
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to quiet or calm
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coalition
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a combination, or union
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decadence
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a decline, decay, or deterioration, excessive self indulgence
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elicit
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to draw forth, or bring out (info or sumpon)
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expostulate
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to attempt to dissuade, protest
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hackneyed
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lacking freshness or originality
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hiatus
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a gap, opening, break
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innuendo
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a hint, indirect suggestion
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intercede
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to plead on behalf of another person
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jaded
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worn out, dulled
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lurid
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causing shock, horror, or revulsion, gory, gruesome
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meritorious
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worthy, praiseworthy
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petulant
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peevish, irritable, testy
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prerogative
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a special right or privilage
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provincial
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narrow minded
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simulate
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to pretend, to imitate
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transcend
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to rise above and beyond, excede
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umbrage
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a shade cast by trees, offense
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unctuous
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excessively smooth or smug
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ameliorate
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to amend, better
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aplomb
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great self-confidence
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bombastic
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pompous
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callow
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without experience, immature
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drivel
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saliva or mucus, aimless talk or thinking
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epitome
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a summary, archetype
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exhort
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to urge strongly
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ex efficio
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by virtue of holding in a certain office
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infringe
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to violate, trespass
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ingratiate
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to make ones self agreeable to gain the favors of others, cozy up
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interloper
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an intruder
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intrinsic
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belonging to someone or something by its very nature
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inveigh
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to make a strong attack with words, to express a great disapproval
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lassitude
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weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
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millennium
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a period of 1000yrs or a peroid of great joy
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occult
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mysterious, supernatural, secret
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permeate
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to spread through, to penetrate
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precipitate
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to fall as moisture, moisture; the product of an action, characterized by excessive haste
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stringent
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strict, severe
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surmise
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to think or believe without proper evidence, to guess; an idea without evidence
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abominate
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to have an intense dislike for
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acculturation
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an adaptation
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adventitious
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resulting from chance
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ascribe
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to credit, or attribute
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circuitous
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roundabout, not direct
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commiserate
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to sympathize with
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enjoin
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to direct or order
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expedite
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to make easy
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expiate
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to make amends
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ferment
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a state of great excitement, commotion; to produce alcohol by chemical action
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inadvertent
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accidental
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nominal
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inconsequential, token
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noncommittal
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not decisive, or definite
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peculate
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to steal something that was given in trust
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proclivity
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a natural or habitual inclination or tendency
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sangfroid
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composure, coolness
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seditious
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rebellious
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tenuous
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thin slender, poorly supported
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vitriolic
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bitter sarcastic
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wheedle
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to sweet-talk
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