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15 Cards in this Set
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Gratuitous
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given freely
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Acute
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sharp; shrewd
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Fervor
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a great warmth or earnestness
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Exonerate
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to free completely from blame; to exculpate
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Dearth
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Lack; scarcity
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Contingent
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dependent; possible
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Caustic
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like acid; corrosive
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Auspicious
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favorable; promising; pointing to a good result
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Apartheid
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the abhorrent policy of racial segregatoin in the Republic of South Africa
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Amenity
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pleasantness; attractive or comfortable features
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Agenda
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program; the things to be done
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Profligate
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extravagantly wasteful and usually wildly immoral
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Preempt
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to seize something by prior right
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Plethora
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an excess
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Perjury
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lying under oath
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