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20 Cards in this Set
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abet
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v.
to encourage, assist |
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aver
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v.
to affirm, declare confidently |
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blatant
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adj.
noisy in an offensive way |
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broach
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v.
to bring up a subject |
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buttress
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v.
to prop up, strengthen |
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carousal
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n.
noisy revelry or merrymaking |
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collate
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v.
to compare in order to note difference or similarities |
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connoisseur
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n.
an expert |
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disconsolate
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adj.
deeply unhappy or dejected |
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encumber
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v.
to weigh down or burden |
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foment
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v.
to promote trouble |
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grisly
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adj.
firghtful, ghastly |
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herculean
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adj.
great strength |
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impassive
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adj.
showing or feeling no emotion |
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inauspicious
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adj.
unfavorable, unlucky |
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incontrovertible
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adj.
unquestiuonable |
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nonplussed
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adj.
puzzled |
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oppurtune
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adj.
convenient for a particular purpose. |
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prolific
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adj.
abundantly productive |
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rejoinder
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n.
a reply to a reply (usually in a legal suite) |
