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95 Cards in this Set
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afford |
to give, to supply |
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aggrieve |
to mistreat |
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anathema |
something detested |
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ancillary |
subordinant, secondary |
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angst |
fear, anxiety |
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appurtenance |
something extra |
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askance |
with suspision, disapproval |
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august |
inspiring admiration, awe |
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auspices |
support, protection |
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baleful |
menancingm threatening |
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balk |
refuse |
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begrudge |
envy, give grudgingly |
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behest |
command |
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blanch |
turn pale, cause to turn pale |
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blandishment |
flatteery |
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bluster |
loud, tumultuous |
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botch |
bungle |
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bracing |
invigorating |
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bristle |
stiffen with anger, hair stand up |
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brink |
edge |
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calumny |
slander, maliciously false statement |
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canon |
rule, law |
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cant |
insincere speech |
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cardinal |
most important |
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careen |
swerve, one side to another |
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cavil |
quibble, trivial objections |
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chaff |
worthless stuff |
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chutzpah |
brazeness, audacity |
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clout |
blow, influence |
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cloy |
cause to feel too full, sicky, syrupy, sicken with excessive amount of sweetness |
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confer |
exchange, bestow, consult |
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configuration |
arrangement |
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consternation |
sudden 헷갈림 |
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contretemps |
embarrassing occurrence, mishap |
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contumely |
rudeness, arrogance |
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conundrum |
puzzle or problem without a solution |
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converse |
the opposite |
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cordial |
gracious, warm |
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crass |
gross, stupid |
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craven |
cowardly |
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cringe |
to shrink back with fear |
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crux |
central point |
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cull |
pick out, select |
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curb |
restrainm control |
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curmudgeon |
bad-tempered person |
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decry |
denounce |
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deign |
condescend |
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delve |
study, search intensively |
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demur |
object, take exception |
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demure |
shy, reserved, sedate |
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denomination |
category |
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depose |
remove from authority, power |
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depredate |
plunder |
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diesist |
to stop doing |
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dilapidated |
fallen into ruin |
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dirge |
funeral song |
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disaffect |
cause to lose affection |
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disarray |
confusion, disorder |
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discomfit |
frustrate, confuse |
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discursive |
rambling from one topic to another |
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disgruntle |
to make dissatisfied, to discontent |
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dismal |
causing gloom |
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dismay |
discourage |
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disservice |
harmful action |
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divine |
to intuit, prophesy, guess |
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doleful |
sorrowful |
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dolt |
stupid prson |
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dotage |
seniority |
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dour |
forbidding, severe, gloomy |
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downcast |
dejected, depressed |
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draconian |
harsh, severe |
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ebb |
diminish, recede |
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elocution |
public speaking
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emanate |
originate from, spread |
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emaciate |
make really thin |
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ensue |
result
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entail |
involve, necessitate |
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entreat |
beg, ask, please |
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evince |
prove, indicate, show |
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expostulate |
dissuade |
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expung |
erase |
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exquisite |
fine, beautiful |
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extort |
obtain through force, illicit means |
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faux |
false |
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fester |
decay |
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fiasco |
complete failure, disaster |
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fiat |
decree, order |
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flippant |
disrespectful, frivolous |
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fodder |
raw material, food for livestock |
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foray |
raid, attack |
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forebode |
to be an oem of, predict, foretell |
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foreclose
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take position of a mortagor |
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forensic |
cours of law related |
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forswear |
retract, renounce, recant, 부정하다 |
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fulminate
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denounce, |
