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45 Cards in this Set
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abrogate
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repeal by law
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meticulous
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taking great care, concerned with details
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sanguine
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hopeful, optimistic
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puissant
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powerful
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expunge
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erase, remove entirely
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timorous
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fearful, scared
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fortuitous
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accidental, by luck
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anathema
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a curse, something detested or banned
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abortive
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fruitless, not successful
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incisive
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keen, acute
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eventuate
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to result finally, turn out
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nettle
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irritate, annoy
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prestigious
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well-known, highly regarded
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viable
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workable, possible
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sporadic
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occasional, happening at irregular intervals
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propitious
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favorable, promising good luck
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surmise
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guess
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inchoate
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in an early state, just starting
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culpable
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deserving blame, guilty
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sinecure
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soft, easy job
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inveigh
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attack verbally
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precipitate
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hasten, cause to happen quickly
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tortuous
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winding, not moving in a straight line
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myriad
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countless, a great number
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profligate
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wasteful, wildly extravagant
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abstemious
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moderate in eating or drinking
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asperity
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bitterness of temper, harshness
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progeny
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descendants, offspring
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corroborate
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confirm, support
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cursory
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not thorough, hasty, taking little time or effort
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extrinsic
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coming from outside, foreign
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cupidity
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greed, excessive desire for things
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altruistic
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unselfish, caring about others
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paragon
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model of excellence
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exonerate
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to free from guilt, clear of wrongdoing
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derogatory
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expressing a low opinion, disparaging
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peregrination
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travel, a long trip(n.)
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urbane
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sophisticated, polished
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fiat
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an official order, decree
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lurid
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sensational, shocking
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disparate
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different, varying, contrasting
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lugubrious
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very sad, mournful, gloomy
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pecuniary
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financial, having to do with money
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mendacious
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false, lying
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sedentary
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largely inactive, not moving much
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