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75 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 make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm
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coalition
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a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
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decadence
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decline, decay, or deterioration
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elicit
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to draw forth, bring out from some source
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expostulate
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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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hackneyed
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used so often as to lack 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, or reference
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intercede
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to plead on behalf of someone else
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jaded
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wearied, wornout, dulled
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lurid
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causing shock, horror, revulsion;sensational; pale or sallow in color
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meritorious
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worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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petulant
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peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
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prerogative
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a special right our privilege
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provincial
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pretaingin to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook
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simulate
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to make a pretense of, imitate
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transcend
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to rise above or beyond, exceed
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umbrage
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shade cast by trees: foliage giving shade; offense
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unctuous
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excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to give an impression of earnestness;fatty
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abominate
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to have an intense dislike or hatred for
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acculturation
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the modification fo the social patterns, traits, or stuctures of one group or society by contact with those of another
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adventitious
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resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character
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ascribe
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to assign or refer to
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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, make up for
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ferment
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a state fo great excitement; to produce alcohol by chemical action
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provincial
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pretaingin to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook
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simulate
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to make a pretense of, imitate
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transcend
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to rise above or beyond, exceed
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umbrage
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shade cast by trees: foliage giving shade; offense
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unctuous
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excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to give an impression of earnestness;fatty
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abominate
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to have an intense dislike or hatred for
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acculturation
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the modification fo the social patterns, traits, or stuctures of one group or society by contact with those of another
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adventitious
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resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character
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ascribe
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to assign or refer to
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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, make up for
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ferment
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a state fo great excitement; to produce alcohol by chemical action
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inadvertent
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resulting from or marked by lack of attention, accidental
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nominal
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existing in name only, not real; to small to be considered or taken seriously
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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 has been given into one's 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 or coolness
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seditious
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resistant to lawful authority
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tenuous
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thin, slender, not dense, laking larity or sharpness
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vitriolic
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bitter, sarcastic
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wheedle
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to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end
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ameliorate
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to improve
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aplomb
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poise, assurance
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bombastic
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pompous or overblown in language
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callow
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without experience; immature
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drivel
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salive or mucus flowing from mouth or nose;foolish;nonsense
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epitome
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summary
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exhort
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to urge strongly, advise earnestly
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ex officio
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by virtue of holding 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 oneself afreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others
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interloper
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one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be
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intrinsic
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belonging to someone or something by its very nature, organic
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inveigh
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to make a violent attack in words
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lassitude
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weariness of body or mind
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millennium
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a period of one thousand years
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occult
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mysterious, magical
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permeate
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to spread through, penetrate
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precipitate
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to fall as moisture, to hurl down from a great height
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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 certain supporting evidence
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