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20 Cards in this Set
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penury
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extreme poverty
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explicate
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to give a complete explanation of
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obfuscate
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to make obscure; to confuse
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excoriate
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to criticize very severely
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impugn
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to attack as false or not to be trusted
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cozen
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to deceive by skillful trickery
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emulate
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to try to be like or better than
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obtuse
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not pointed or sharp; not quick or keen of understanding or feeling
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adamant
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an unbreakable or extremely hard substance
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virulent
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poisonous; full of hate
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exurb
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a region or district outside a city and its suburbs where many well-to-do people live
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exult
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to be very joyful
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euphemism
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substitution of pleasant expression for one that is unpleasant
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flatulent
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overblown
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facade
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the face or front of a building
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euphoria
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very happy
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expatiate
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to speak or write in a full or lengthy manner
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heinous
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shockingly evil
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exigency
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a situation requiring immediate action
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exculpate
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to pardon
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