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60 Cards in this Set
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adulterate
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to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
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ambidextrous
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able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
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augment
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to make larger, increase
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bereft
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deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
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deploy
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to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
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dour
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stern, unyeilding, gloomy, ill-humored
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fortitude
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courage in facing difficulties
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gape
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to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
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gibe
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to utter tauntung words; an expressionof scorn
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guise
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an external appearance, cover, mask
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insidious
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intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
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intimation
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a hint, indirect suggestion
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opulent
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wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
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pliable
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easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
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reiterate
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to say again, repeat
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stolid
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not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
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tentative
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experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
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unkempt
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not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
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verbatim
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word for word; exactly as written or spoken
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warily
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cautiously, with great care
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adroit
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akillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
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amicable
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peaceable, friendly
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averse
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having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
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belligerent
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given to fighting, warlikle; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war
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benevolent
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kindly, charitable
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cursory
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hasty, not thorough
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duplicity
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treachery, deceitfulness
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extol
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to prasie extravagantly
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feasible
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possible, able to be done
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grimmace
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a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face
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holocaust
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a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
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impervious
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not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
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impetus
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a moving force, impulse, stimulus
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jeopardy
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danger
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meticulous
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extremely careful; particular about details
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nostalgia
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a longing for something past; homesickness
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quintessence
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the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
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retrogress
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to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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tepid
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lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
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adversary
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an enemy, opponent
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alienate
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to turn away; to make indifferent of hostile; to transfer, convey
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artifice
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a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill;trickery
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coerce
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to compel, force
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craven
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cowardly; a coward
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culinary
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of or related to cooking or the kitchen
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demise
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a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
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exhilarate
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to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
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fallow
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plowed but not sseeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left inseeded; to plow but not seed
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harass
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to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
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inclement
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stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
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liquidate
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to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate
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muse
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to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
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negligible
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so unimportant that it can be disregarded
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perpetuate
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to make permanent or long lasting
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precedent
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an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
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punitive
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inflicting or aiming at punishment
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redress
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to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury
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sojourn
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a temporary stay; to stay for a time
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urbane
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refined in a manner or style, suave
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