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25 Cards in this Set
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Quintessence
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epitome
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raconteur
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bard
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rapport
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connection
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rancor
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long-lasting resentment
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recalcitrant
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stubborn resistance
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recant
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formally take back
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recumbent
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reclining; lying down
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redoubtable
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formidable
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refractory
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stubbornly disobedient
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regale
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to entertain
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relegate
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to assign to an obscure place, position, or condition; demote
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relevant
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apropos; having connection with the matter at hand
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remuneration
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payment; emolument
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reprisal
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retaliation for an injury
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requite
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to make repayment; to feel same way as the other
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respite
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recess; rest; relief
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restitution
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restoration to the rightful owner of something that has been taken away, lost or surrendered.
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reticent
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quiet
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ribald
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vulgar
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roil
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to make muddy or cloudy by stirring up sediment
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roster
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list; especially of names
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rostrum
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a podium elevated on a platform
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sacrilegious
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blasphemous; grossly irreverent toward what is sacred
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raze
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obliterate
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recondite
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not easily understood
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