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45 Cards in this Set
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acclaim
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applaud,praise
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rejuvenate
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to make young or youthful again
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revere
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to show honor and devotion to
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sanction
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authoritative approval
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temper
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to dilute or soften by addition of something else
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saturate
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to soak thoroughly
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whet
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to sharpen by rubbing on or with something abrasive
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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vacillate
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sway. totter
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thwart
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foil, baffle
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venerate
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to regard with reverential respect.
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waive
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to give up claim to
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clamor
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great outcry or shoutings noisy or confused demand.
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disclaim
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to deny or disavow, speaking denial, repudiate
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1.imply
2.explicit |
1.to suggest or hing without stating directly
2.fully and precisely revealed without question |
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brevity
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shortness or conciseness of expression
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criterion
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a standard on which a judgement may be based
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delineate
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sketch portray
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ephemeral
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short-lived transitory
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copious
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lavish abundant
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dearth
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scarcity famine
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evanescent
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tending to vanish like vapor
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paucity
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smallness of number or quantity
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prodigious
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exciting wonder
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meager
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thin
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redundant
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exceeding what is needed or normal
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scanty
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barely sufficient:scant
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miniscule
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very very small
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mince
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to chop very fine to walk or talk in an affected way
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1.magnanimous
2.magnate |
1.generously forgiving big spirited
2.someone of power,rank, or influence. |
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aesthetic
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of or relating to aesthetics: artistic
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eclectic
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selecting or made up of what seems best of varied sources
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gratuitous
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done or provided without recompense:free
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inevitable
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incapable of being avoided or evaded: bound to happen
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irony
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the use of words to express the opposite of what one really means.
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expedient
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adapted for achieving a particular end
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apocryphal
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not canonical:spurious
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heinous
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hatefully or shockingly evil
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mundane
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of or relating to the world
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arduous
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difficult,laborious
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prodigal
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recklessly extravagant; wasteful
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quixotic
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foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
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predilection
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natural preference, positive feeling for
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negligible
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of only minor importance, if any
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1.legitimate
2.legislate |
1.correct by law conforming to accepted procedure
2.to formally enact as law; to rule legally |
