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50 Cards in this Set
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nullify
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to render or declare void
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vilify
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to defame; slander
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imprudent
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lacking discretion; incautious
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impudent
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casual disrespect
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redolent
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serving to bring to mind
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indolent
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causing no pain
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covert
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secretive; hidden
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covet
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wrongfully desired of great wealth
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petulant
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sudden, irritable,
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insolent
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rude or impertinent
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expound
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to explain in details
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denouement
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the outcome of a series of events
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malaise
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a feeling of uneasiness
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tenet
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a principle held to be true
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enjoin
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to direct or command
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prodigious
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extremely large in bulk
causing amazement or wonder |
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probity
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integrity and honesty
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perfidy
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deliberate breach of trust
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cadence
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the rhythm in human speech
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beseech
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to beg or solicit eagerly
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portend
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to be a sign of, to presage
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tenure
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the condition of holding a property
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emolument
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compensation
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propound
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propose; to put forward into consideration
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comport
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to behave or conduct oneself
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stentorian
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powerful in sound
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proscribe
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to forbid, prohibit
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effrontery
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a boldness that is offensive due to its lack of tact
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ensconce
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to place snugly or securely
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purport
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to give the false impression of being something
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drudgery
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hard monotonous work
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malice
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a need to see others suffer
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rescind
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to abrogate, to make invalid
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satire
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use of irony, sarcasm, and ridicule
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verisimilitude
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the appearance of truth
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demur
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to make objections
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malady
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any desperate condition
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redolent
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serving to bring to mind
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querulous
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habitually complaining
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renounce
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to give up, leave voluntarily
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preclude
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to prevent the existence, to make impossible
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indolence
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causing little or no pain
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inundate
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to overwhelm, flood
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inure
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to toughen, harden
to make into use |
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perjure
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to willfully make a false statement
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dissident
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unorthrodox
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desolate
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lonely, no shelter
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adulation
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to admire servilely
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rejoinder
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to answer, reply
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insolence
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rude and impertinent
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