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25 Cards in this Set
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Dig up
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Disinterred
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Easy to influence or control
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Tractable
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Present and explain in detail
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Expounded
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Awarded or appearing after the dearth of the originator
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Posthumously
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A small kitchen at the back of the house used for washing dishes
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Scullery
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Deserving or causing public scorn or disgrace
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Ignominious
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Used or suitable for growing crops
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Arable
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Not able to change
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Unalterable
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Resentfully unwilling to give
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Grudging
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People who disagree with the opinion of the majority
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Dissentients
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Requiring considerable effort and time
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Laborious
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Short quick steps
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Mincing
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Flagpole
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Flagstaff
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A small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one
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Factions
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A felling or condition of hostility
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Enmity
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Having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently
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Articulate
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Meaning that is mysterious or obscure
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Cryptic
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Habitually relaying on or exploiting others
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Parasitical
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Superior
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Pre-eminent
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A person who owns or manages a pub
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Publican
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Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing
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Eloquence
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Refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
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Obstinate
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Not able to be controlled or restrained
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Irrepressible
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Evil in the nature or effect
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Malignity
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A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason
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Pretext
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