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63 Cards in this Set
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Acquiesce
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to agree without protesting
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Altercation
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dispute/fight
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Avant-garde
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radically new and original
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Camaraderie
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brotherhood
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Chide
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to voice disapproval
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Defile
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to make unclean, impure
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Divisive
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causing dissent, discord
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effrontery
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impudence, nerve, insolence
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eminent
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distinguished, prominent, famous
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firebrand
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one who stirs up trouble
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harangue
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a ranting speech, tirade
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incarnate
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existing in the flesh, embodied
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linchpin
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central cohesive element
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obtrusive
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pushy, too conspicuous
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orthodox
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adhering to what is customary or traditional
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perfunctory
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ordinary, done in a routine manner
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redoubtable
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1. formidable
2. commanding respect |
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repentant
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apologetic, remorseful
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sacrosanct
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sacred
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travesty
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a grossly inferior imitation
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere, widespread
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accede
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to agree to
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acrimony
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bitterness, acrimony
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amalgamation
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consolidation of smaller parts
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bane
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a burden
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caustic
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harmful, biting, sarcastic, able to burn
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dabacle
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disastrous collapse, total disaster
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emaciated
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very thin, enfeebled looking
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feral
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wild, savage
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goad
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to prod or urge
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hierarchy
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ranking system of authority groups
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immutable
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unchanging, invariable
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impassive
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showing no emotion
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juxtaposition
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side by side placement
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legerdemain
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deception, slight of hand
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lithe
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graceful, moving and bending with ease
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mendacious
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having a lying, false character
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nuance
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a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression
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panacea
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a remedy for all ills or difficulties
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paradigm
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an example that is a perfect pattern or model
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paradox
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contradiction, incongruity, dilema, puzzle
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toady
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hanger on, flatterer
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abhor
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to hate, detest
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acumen
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keen insight
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archetypal
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representing an ideal example of a type
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calumny
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false and malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slander
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candor
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honesty, frankness
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deearth
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lack, scarcity
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efficacious
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effective, efficient
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equanimity
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composure
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fatuous
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silly, foolish
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genial
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pleasant, friendly, gracious
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guile
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deceitful, cunning, sly behavior
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hackneyed
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chichèd, worn out by overuse
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implacable
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incapable of being appeased or mitigated
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latent
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present, but hidden
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malleable
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capable of bing shaped or transformed
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nefarious
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vicious, evil
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partisan
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strong supporter, follower
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phlegmatic
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uninterested, unresponsive, sluggish
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quandary
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predicament, dilemma
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recalcitrant
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defiant, unapologetic
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sagacity
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wisdom, soundness of perspective
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