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60 Cards in this Set
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Auxiliary
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giving assistance or support, a helper or aid
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Candid
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frank, sincere, impartial, unposed
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Cubicle
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a small room or compartment
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Drudgery
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work that is hard and tiresome
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Envoy
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a representative or messenger (as of government)
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Escalate
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to elevate; to increase in intensity
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Expedient
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a means to an end; advantegous, useful
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Feign
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to pretend
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Flair
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a natural quality, talent or skill
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Grievous
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causing sorrow or pain; serious
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Heterogeneous
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composed of different kinds; diverse
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Horde
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a vast number (as of people); a throng
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Impel
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to force, drive forward
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Incredulous
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disbelieving; skeptical
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Inscribe
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to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
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Monologue
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a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
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Prognosis
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a forecast of the probably course and outcome of a disease or situation
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Rasping
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with a harsh, grating sound; a harsh sound
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Repugnant
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offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
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Scuttle
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to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry; a pail
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Assurance
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a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence
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Asylum
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an institution for the care of children, elderly people etc.; a place of safety
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Console
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to comfort; the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device
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Dilate
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to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon
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Dross
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refuse, waste products
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Dwindle
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to lessen, diminish
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Flippant
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lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
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Immunity
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resistence to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation
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Institute
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to establish, set-up; an organization for the promotion of learning
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Liability
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a debt; something disadvantegous
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Preposterous
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ridiculous, sensless
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Pugnacious
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quarrelsome, fond of fighting
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Rabid
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furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies
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Realm
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a kingdom; a region or field of study
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Rejuvenate
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to make young again; to make like new
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Remunerate
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to reward, pay, reimburse
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Sparse
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meager, scant, scattered
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Sterling
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genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness
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Venture
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a risky or daring undertaking; to expose to danger; to dare
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Warp
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to twist out of shape; an abnormality
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Adieu
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"Farewell"; a farewell
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Advent
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an arrival; a coming into place or view
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Apex
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the highest point, tip
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Assimilate
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to absorb fully or to make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully
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Bogus
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false, counterfeit
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Exorbitant
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unreasonably high; excessive
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Interim
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the time between; temporary, coming between two points in time
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Inundate
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to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size
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Malign
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to speak evil of, slander; evil
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Meander
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to wander about, wind about; a sharp turn or twist
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Metropolis
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a large city; the chief city of an area
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Momentous
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very important
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Obstreperous
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noisy; unruly, disorderly
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Pensive
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thoughtful; melancholy
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Perilous
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dangerous
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Shoddy
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of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship
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Sprightly
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lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful
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Surly
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angry and bad-tempered; rude
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Tirade
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a long, angry speech, usually very critical
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Vagrant
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an idle wanderer, tramp; wandering aimlessly
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