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50 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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TENACIOUS
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HOLDING FAST
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TENET
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DOCTRINE, DOGMA
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TENTATIVE
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PROVISIONAL, EXPERIMENTAL
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TENUOUS
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LACKING A SOUND BASIS (AS IN REASONING)
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TEPID
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MODERATELY WARM; LUKEWARM
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TERSE
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EFFECTIVELY BRIEF, CONCISE
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TESTY
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EASILY ANNOYED, IRRITABLE
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THRALL
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SLAVE, BONDMAN
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THWART
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BLOCK, TO OPPOSE
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TIMIDITY
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LACK OF SELF-CONFIDENCE
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TIRADE
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A PROLONGED SPEECH OF ABUSE OR CONDEMNATION
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TOADY
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TO FLATTER FOR FAVORS
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TORPID
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LACKING VIGOR, DULL
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TORTUOUS
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WINDING, FULL OF CURVES
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TRACTABLE
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EASILY CONTROLLED, DOCILE
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TRANSCEND
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TO SURPASS, TO EXCEED
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TRANSIENT
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FLEETING
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TRANSLUCENT
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PARTLY TRANSPARENT
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TRANSMUTE
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TO CHANGE
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TRAVAIL
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PAINFUL LABOR
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TRENCHANT
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CUTTING, KEEN
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TREPIDATION
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NERVOUS AGITATION, FEAR
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TRITE
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COMMONPLACE, HACKNEYED
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TRUCULENT
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SAVAGE, AGGRESSIVE
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TUMID
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POMPOUS
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TURBID
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HAVING THE SEDIMENT DISTURBED, MUDDY
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TURGID
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SWOLLEN, DISTENDED
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TYRO
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A BEGINNER, NOVICE
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UBIQUITOUS
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BEING EVERYWHERE, OMNIPRESENT
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UMBRAGE
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RESENTMENT, ANGER
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UNBRIDLED
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VIOLENT
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UNCOUTH
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OUTLANDISH, CLUMSY
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UNCTUOUS
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OIL, BLAND
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UNDULATE
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TO HAVE A WAVELIKE MOTION
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UNEQUIVOCAL
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PLAIN, OBVIOUS
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UNKEMPT
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NOT COMBED, DISHEVELED
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UNMITIGATED
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HARSH, SEVERE
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UNTENABLE
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UNSUPPORTABLE
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UPBRAID
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TO REPROACH, SCOLD
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URBANE
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SUAVE, REFINED
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USURY
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LENDING MONEY AT ILLEGAL RATES OF INTEREST
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UXORIOUS
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EXCESSIVELY DEVOTED TO A WIFE
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VACILLATE
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SWAY, TOTTER, FLUCTUATE
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VACUOUS
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EMPTY, DULL, STUPID, INANE
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VAGARY
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AN ECCENTRIC IDEA OR ACTION, WHIM, CAPRICE
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VAINGLORIOUS
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BOASTFUL
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VALIDATE
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CONFIRM, RATIFY
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VANGUARD
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FORERUNNER
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VANTAGE
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A POSITION THAT PROVIDES SUPERIORITY
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VARIEGATED
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MANY-COLORED
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