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62 Cards in this Set
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Propitious
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favorable
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Apposite
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appropriate
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Circumvent
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evade by means of deception
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Averse
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reluctant; disinclined
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Incumbent
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obligatory; an office holder
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Circumspect
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cautious
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Precarious
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dangerously uncertain
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Expatriate
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exile
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Equitable
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just; fair
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Invidious
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arousing envy
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Concomitant
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accompanying
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Excoriate
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scold severely
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Subterfuge
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deceitful evasion
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Covert
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hidden
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Usury
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chargin excessive interest
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Expiate
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atone for a sin
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Scurrilous
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coarsely abusive in language
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Importune
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plead with
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Perspicuous
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lucid
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Conclave
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a secret conference
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Chicanery
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deception by sharp practice
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Expurage
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cleanse of offensive passages
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Condone
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excuse; overlook
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Equity
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justice
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Potent
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powerful
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Blandish
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persuade by flattery
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Internment
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imprisonment; incarceration
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Stultify
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render foolish
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Portentous
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prophetic of evil
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Inimical
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hostile
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Pertinacity
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persistency
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Disparity
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inequality
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Preclude
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render impossible; forestall
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Efficacious
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potent to produce an effect
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Vitupersation
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scolding language
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Contiguity
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closeness
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Fractious
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irritable
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Augury
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prediction
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Refractory
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stubborn
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Probity
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integrity; uprightness
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Insidious
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treacherous
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Requite
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pay back
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Propinquity
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nearness
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Expostulate
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reason earnestly with
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Recrudescense
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revival
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Coruscate
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sparkle
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Inundate
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flood
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Inveigh
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denouce abusively
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Asperity
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harshness; severity in temper
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Vitiate
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destroy effectiveness
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Propitiate
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pacify
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Strident
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harsh-sounding
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Subvert
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overthrow; undermine
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Compendium
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summary
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Proscribe
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outlaw
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Invective
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harsh accusation
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Condign
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deserved
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Irascible
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irritable
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Prehensile
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grasping
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Itinerant
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wandering
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Contumaciuos
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scornfully insubordinate
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Duress
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imprisonment; compulsion
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