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45 Cards in this Set
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abjure
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to renounce formally
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amorphous
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withoud definate shape, boundary, or character
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animus
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an attitude or spirit within a person that strongly influences him or her; deep-seated ill will
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dichotomy
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division into two distinct parts or groups
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exemplar
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an example or model, especially an ideal one
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herculean
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of extroardinary size, power, or difficulty
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inchoate
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not fully formed or realized
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invidious
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likely to cause resentment or animosity
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melange
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a mixture of dissimilar materials
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nefarious
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very wicked
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nihilism
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a viewpoint that denies any meaning or value to life
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ratify
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to approve, confirm, or verify
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subsume
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to encompass in a larger or more comprehensive group, to include
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variegated
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varied as to form, type, or color
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vitiate
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to impair or weaken
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aborigine
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an original inhabitant, especially one displaced by later settlers
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abrogate
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to put an end to; to abolish or repeal
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appurtenance
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an item of equipment; an accessory
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bivouac
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a temporary camp or shelte
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cetecean
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a member of the order of marine mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises
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decry
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to criticize strongly; to denounce
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desuetude
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a state of disuse
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leviathan
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anything that is of enormous size
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mawkish
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excessively sentimental; having an unpleasant, sickly, sweet taste
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misapprehend
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to fail to understand correctly
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parochial
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limited or narrow in scope or outlook; of or related to a church parish
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purvey
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to be in the business of supplying goods, especially food or provisions, for use
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recourse
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a turning to someone or something for aid; a source of help or support
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replete
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well supplied; full
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waive
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to five up as a right; to forgo
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apposite
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highly relevant; apt
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calumny
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a false accusation meant to hurt someone's reputation; slander
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domain
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an area or territory over which control is exercised; a field of activity, knowledge, or concern
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dorsal
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of, on, or near the back
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enervate
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to lessen the vigor or strngth of; to enfeeble
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epicure
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one with discriminating taste, especially but not exclusively relating to food and drink
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exculpate
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to clear form alleged guilt or fault
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heterogeneous
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differing in kind or parts; varied
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infinitesimal
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extremely small in size or quantity
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lateral
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of, at, from, or towards the side
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primevil
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of or relating to the earlierst ages; primitive
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quintessence
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the best or most typical example
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serrated
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having a saw toothed or notched edge
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veritable
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being, in fact, the thing named or described; literally so. Often used to emphasize the aptness of a metaphor
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viviparous
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producing living young instead of eggs, in the manner of most mammals and some reptiles and fishes
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