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90 Cards in this Set
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resentment
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N. bitterness, displeasure
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reserve
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N. self-control
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residue
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N. remainder
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resigned
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ADJ. accepting one's fate
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resilient
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ADJ. elastic
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resolution
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N. determination
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resolve
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V. solve
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resonant
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ADJ. echoing
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respiration
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N. breathing
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respite
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N. interval of relief
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resplendent
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ADJ. dazzling, brilliant
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responsiveness
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N. state of reacting readily
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restitution
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N. reparation
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restive
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ADJ. restlessly impatient
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restraint
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N. moderation or self-control
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resumption
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N. taking up again
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resurge
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rise again
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retain
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keep, employ
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retaliation
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repayment in kind
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retentive
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holding, having a good memory
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reticence
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reserve, uncommunicativeness
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retinue
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following
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retiring
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modest, shy
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retort
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quick sharp reply
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retract
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withdraw, take back
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retrench
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cut down, economize
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retribution
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vengeance, compensation
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retrieve
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recover, find and bring in
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retroactive
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of a law that dates back to a period before enactment
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retrograde
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go backwards
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retrospective
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looking back on past
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revelry
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boisterous merrymaking
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reverent
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respectful, worshipful
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reverie
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daydream, musing
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revert
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relapse, backslide
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revile
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attack with abusive language
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revoke
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cancel, retract
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revulsion
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sudden violent change of feeling
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rhapsodize
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to speak or write in an exaggeratede manner
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rhetoric
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art of effective communication
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rhetorical
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pertaining to effective communication
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ribald
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wanton, profane
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riddle
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pierce with holes
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rider
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amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
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rife
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abundant, current
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rift
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opening, break
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rig
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fix or manipulate
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rigid
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stiff and unyielding, strict
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rigor
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severity
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rigorous
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severe, harsh
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rile
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vex, irritate
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riveting
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absorbing, engrossing
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rivulet
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small stream
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robust
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vigorous, strong
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roil
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to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
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roster
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list
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rostrum
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platform for speech-making
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rote
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repetition
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rotundity
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roundness
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rousing
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lively, stirring
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rout
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stampede, drive out
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rubble
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broken fragments
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ruddy
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reddish, healthy-looking
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rudimentary
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not developed, elementary
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rue
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regret, lament, mourn
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ruffian
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bully, scoundrel
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ruminate
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chew over and over
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rummage
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ransack
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ruse
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trick, stratagem
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rustic
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pertaining to country people
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ruthless
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pitiless, cruel
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saboteur
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one who commits sabotage
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saccharine
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cloyingly sweet
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sacrilegious
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desecrating, profane
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sacrosanct
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most sacred, inviolable
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sadistic
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inclined to cruelty
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saga
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scandinavian myth, any legend
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sagacious
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perceptive, shrewd, insightful
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sage
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person, celebrated for wisdom
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salacious
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lascivious, lustful
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salient
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prominent
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salubrious
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healthiful
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salutary
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tending to improve, beneficial
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salvage
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rescue from loss
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sactimonious
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displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness
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saction
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approve, ratify
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sanctuary
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refuge, shelter
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sanguine
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cheerful, hopeful
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sap
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diminish, undermine
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sarcasm
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scornful remarks, stinging rebuke
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