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40 Cards in this Set
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accrue
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collect, accumulate, proceed from
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annotation
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a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for literary work
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bedlam
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commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy
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covert
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undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa
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debonair
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carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane
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dun
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hound, pester, harass, nag
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efficacious
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effectual, efficient, potent, powerful
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equanimity
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tranquility, imperturbability
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fortuitous
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unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky
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gist
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substance, core, nucleus
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gratuitous
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voluntary, unjustified, uncalled- for
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imperious
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domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative
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invective
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vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic
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motley
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variegated, heterogeneous, diverse; fool
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munificent
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bounteous, liberal
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procrastinate
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stall, temporize, dillydally
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provocative
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stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling
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recondite
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esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse
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reprobate
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scoundrel, blackguard; immoral, corrupt
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sedentary
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seated, stationary, static
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abstemious
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temperate, sober, moderate
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censurable
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blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible
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contingent
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conditional, dependent; a detachment
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corroborate
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to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
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denizen
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resident, dweller, habitué
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discursive
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digressive, diffuse, wandering, episodic
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disseminate
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disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate
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dowdy
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frumpy, tacky, frowsy,drab
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florid
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flushed, ruddy, flowery, frilly, flamboyant
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foist
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pass off, palm off, fob off
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gauche
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inept, uncouth, maladroit
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heresy
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unorthodox belief, heterodoxy
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inculcate
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instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue
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palpable
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tangible, plain, obvious, manifest
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perceptive
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insightful, discerning, observant
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pernicious
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injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious
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salient
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striking, notable, protrusive, obvious
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satiate
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gratify, cloy, surfeit, gorge
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sear
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to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, dessicate, singe
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specious
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deceptively plausible, sophistic, casuistic
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