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80 Cards in this Set
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adulterate
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(v.) to corrupt
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ambidextrous
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(adj.) able to use both hands very well
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augment
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(v.) to make larger
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bereft
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(adj.) deprived of
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deploy
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(v.) to position or arrange
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dour
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(adj.) stern
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fortitude
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(n.) courage in facing difficulties
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gape
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(v.) to open wide
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gibe
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(v.) to utter taunting words
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guise
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(n.) an external appearance
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insidious
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(adj.) intended to deceive
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intimation
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(n.) hint
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opulent
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(adj.) wealthy
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pliable
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(adj.) easily bent
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reiterate
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(v.) to say again
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stolid
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(adj.) not easily moved
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tentative
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(adj.) experimental in nature
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unkempt
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(adj.) not combed
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verbatim
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(adj./adv.) word for word
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warily
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(adv.) cautiously
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adroit
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(adj.) skillful
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amicable
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(adj.) peaceful
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averse
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(adj.) opposed, unwilling
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belligerent
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(adj.) warlike
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benevolent
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(adj.) kindly
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cursory
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(adj.) hasty
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duplicity
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(n.) treachery
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extol
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(v.) to praise
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feasible
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(adj.) possible
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grimace
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(n.) wry face
(v.) to make a wry face |
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holocaust
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(n.) a large scale destruction
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impervious
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(adj.) not affected or hurt by
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impetus
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(n.) stimulus
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jeopardy
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(n.) danger
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meticulous
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(adj.) extremely careful
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nostalgia
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(n.) homesickness
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quintessence
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(n.) the purest essence or form of something
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retrogress
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(v.) to move backward
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scrutinize
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(v.) to examine closely
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tepid
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(adj.) lukewarm, unenthusiastic
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adversary
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(n.) enemy
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alienate
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(v.) to turn away
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artifice
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(n.) skillful or ingenious device
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coerce
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(v.) to compel, force
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craven
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(adj.) cowardly
(n.) a coward |
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culinary
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(adj.) of or related to cooking
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delete
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(v.) to erase or wipe out
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demise
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(n.) death
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exhilarate
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(v.) to enliven
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fallow
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(adj.) inactive
(n.) land left unseeded (v.) to plow but not seed |
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harass
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(v.) to disturb
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inclement
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(adj.) stormy, harsh
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muse
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(v.) to ponder
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negligible
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(adj.) unimportant
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perpetuate
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(v.) to make permanent
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precedent
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(n.) an example
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punitive
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(adj.) inflicting punishment
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redress
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(v.) to set right
(n.) relief from wrong or injury |
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sojourn
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(n.) a temporary stay
(v.) to stay for a time |
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urbane
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(adj.) suave
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affiliated
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(adj.) associated
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ascertain
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(v.) to find out
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attainment
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(n.) an accomplishment
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bequeath
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(v.) give or pass as an inheritance
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cogent
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(adj.) to the point
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converge
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(v.) approach
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disperse
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(v.) to scatter
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esteem
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(v.) to regard highly
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finite
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(adj.) having limits
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invulnerable
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(adj.) not able be wounded or hurt
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malevolent
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(adj.) showing ill will
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nonchalant
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(adj.) cool and confident
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omniscient
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(adj.) all-knowing
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panacea
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(n.) remedy for all ills
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scrupulous
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(adj.) exact, careful
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skulk
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(v.) to move about stealthily
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supercilious
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(adj.) proud and contemptuous
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uncanny
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(adj.) strange
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venial
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(adj.) easily excused
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expunge
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(v.) to erase or destroy
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