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48 Cards in this Set
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abate
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become less, decrease; make less, reduce
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abatement
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slackening, let up
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accord
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n. agreement, understanding
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aggravate
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make worse, worsen, intensify
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belligerent
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fond of fighting, warline, combative
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conspicuous
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noticeable, easily seen, prominent, striking
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craft
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skill, art, trade
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crafty
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sly , cunning
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craven
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cowardly, dastardly, pusillanimous, gutless
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currency
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something in circulation as a medium of exchange, money, coin, bank notes
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deter
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turn aside through fear, discourage, hinder, keep back
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duplicate
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one of two things exactly alike, copy, reproduction
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fictitious
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made up, imaginary, not real, false, pretended, assumed for the purpose of decieving
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immaculate
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spotless, without a stain, absolutely clean, unblemished
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intervene
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occur between, be between, come between
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intervention
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interference, interposition
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miniature
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small, tiny
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quintet
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group of five
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reconcile
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cause to be friends again, restore to friendship or harmony; settle, resolve
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rural
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having to do with the country
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security
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safety, protection; measures taken to assure protection against attack, crime, sabotage, etc.
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stamina
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strength, vigor, endurance
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volition
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act of willing or choosing, will, choice
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alternative
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choice, one of two or more things offered for choice; other or remaining choice
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beverage
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drink, liquid for drinkin
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blunder
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mistake or error caused by stupidity or carelessness
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controversy
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dispute, quarrel, debate, strife
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controversial
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arousing controversy, contentious, disputatious
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custody
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care, safekeeping, guardianship
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diminutive
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below average size, small, tiny
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dispel
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drive away by scattering, scatter, disperse
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dormant
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inactive, as if asleep, sleeping, quiet, sluggish, resting
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exclusively
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solely, without sharing with others, undividedly
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exclusive
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sole, single, unshared
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exempt
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freed or released from a duty, liability, or rule to which others are subject
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exeption
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immunity, impunity
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imperil
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endanger, jeopardize
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lineage
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descent(in a direct line from a common ancestor), ancestry, family, extraction
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major
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greater, larger, more important, principal
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objective
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aim or end(of an action), goal, involving facts, rather than personal feelings or opinions
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opinionated
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unduly attached to one's own opinion, obstinate, stubborn
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presently
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in a little time, shortly, soon, before long
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procrastinate
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put things off, delay, ostpone, defer, dawdle
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prodigious
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extraordinary in size, quantity, or extent, vast, enormous, huge, amazing
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prodigy
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something extraordinary, wonder, phenomenon
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protract
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draw out, lengthen in time, prolong, extend
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retain
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keep, continue to have, hold, or use
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retentive
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having the power to retain or remember, tenacious
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