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29 Cards in this Set
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abut
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to border, have a common touching boundary
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aver
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to state, affirm, assert in a p os. way; to declare as true
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cant
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hypocritical talk;dialect of a particular group/jargon
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coup
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a successful act; an upset or overturning
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crux
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vital point
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dole
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a ration or allotment portioned out in regular amounts; grant of money to the poor
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dupe
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someone easily fooled
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fiat
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a decree or similar arbitrary command
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flay
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to pull the skin off in strips; to strip possessions or to fleece; to criticize verbally in a severe, harsh manner
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gibe
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taunt; scornful comment
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mire
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marsh or bog, wet soggy slush
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rank
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healthy, even excessive growth; disgustingly crude; highly noticeable in a negative sense
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sect
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group unified by beliefs
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sham
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fake, imposture; hypocrisy; to deliberately mislead
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wary
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characterized by widom and awareness of possible danger; alert
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whit
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the tiniest particle or bit imaginable
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wile
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trick or clever stratagem for deceitful purposes; (v) to entice or lure
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ANIMA
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spirit, soul, mind, or nature
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CRED
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believe or trust
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SEQU and SECUT
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follow
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VER
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truth
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credo
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set of beliefs
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verisimilitude
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apearance of truth or genuineness
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veracity
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truthfulness
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veracious
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truthful, honest
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credence
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acceptance as true
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execute
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to carry out
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equanimity
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evenness of disposition; calm temperament, composure
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animus
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disposition, nature
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