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20 Cards in this Set
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Aver
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declare in a positive manner; to affirm
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Pander
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cater to the lower tastes of others; to exploit their weakness
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Adjure
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command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath; to appeal earnestly
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Inure
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to make used to something undesirable by prolonged subjection; to accustom
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Inveigle
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to lead astray or win over by deceitful flattery or persuasion
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Belie
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picture falsely; misrepresent; to show to be false
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Accost
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approach and speak to first; to solicit sexually
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Coruscate
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to give forth flashes of light; to sparkle or glitter
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Satiate
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to satisfy fully
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Incriminate
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to charge with or involve in a crime or other unlawful act
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Choleric
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easily angered, bad-tempered, showing/expressing rage
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Bellicose
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warlike manner or temperament, pugnacious
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Obstreperous
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noisily and stubbornly defiant; aggressively boisterous
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Intractable
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difficulty to manage or govern; stubborn. difficult to mend or manipulate
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Predatory
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of, relating to, characterized by plundering, pillaging, marauding, preying
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Vitriolic
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bitterly scathing; caustic
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Insatiable
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unable to be satisfied
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Usurious
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characterized by lending money at exorbitant rates. describes rates and lender
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Lamentable
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deplorable. worthy of lamenting over. exhibiting sorrow or grief
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Poignant
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physically painful. distressing to the mind. appealing to the emotions keenly
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