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72 Cards in this Set
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ped
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foot
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impediment
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something that gets in the way; obstacle
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expedient
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practical; prudent
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pedestrian
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lacking excitement; ordinary and dull
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ped
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child
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pedent
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one possessing abundant knowledge of minor, often uninteresting things
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pedagogue
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a teacher, especially one who is dull and narrow-minded
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vest
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clothing
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travesty
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a bad imitation; a perversion of
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vested
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significant to one's own profit or well-being
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vestment
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clothing worn to symbolize religious or political authority
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divest
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to strip or remove a title or position of authority
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corpor/corpu
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body
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coporeal
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having to do with the body
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corpulent
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extremely fat; obsese
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incorporate
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to bring together features, ideas, or elements
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tort/torq
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to twist
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volv/volu
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to roll, to turn
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flex/flect
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to bend
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vert/vers
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to turn
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retort
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to respond critically or sarcastically
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extort
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to wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand
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evolve
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to unfold; to develop or change gradually
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convoluted
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having too many twists and turns; overly complicated
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inflection
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change in pitch or tone of the voice
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adverse
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not helpful; harmful
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revert
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to fall back into an old condition
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inflexible
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too unchangeable in character or purpose
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ben
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well, good
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benevolent
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kindly; favorable towards
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benefactor
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a person who gives friendly aid
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benign
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causing no harm
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cord
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heart
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cordial
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warmly friendly and polite
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accord
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sameness of opinion; agreement
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discord
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lack of agreement; disharmony
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anim
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spirit
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animosity
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anger or hostility
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equanimity
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evenness of mind or spirit; calm
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magnanimous
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generous in spirit
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mal
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bad
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dismal
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causing great sadness or pessimism
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malevolent
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wishing harm towards; hostile
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malicious
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intended to hurt or harm
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legislative
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having to do with the law
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privileged
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available only to a special few; entitled to something special
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legitimize
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to give credit or recognition to
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leg
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law
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bureaucrat
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a minor official
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theocracy
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government by a religious leader or figure
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aristocracy
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group of the most wealthy and privileged
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crat/crac
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to rule; power
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indomitable
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unbeatable; resilient
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domineering
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forcing others to obey
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predominant
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being most evident or apparent
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domin
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to rule, to dominate
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conjure
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to bring forth, especially through words
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abjure
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to wear off; renounce
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perjury
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breaking of a legal oath
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Jur
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to swear, to vow
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indubitable
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certain beyond doubt or question
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dubious
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uncertain; doubtful
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dub
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doubtful; to doubt
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credence
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trust or belief
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credible
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able to be trusted in or believed
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cred
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to trust, believe
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fallible
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capable of being mistaken; imperfect
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fallacy
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a misleading or mistaken idea
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fall
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to deceive
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confide
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to trust another with information or a secret
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fidelity |
faithfulness; loyalty
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fid
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to trust, believe
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