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94 Cards in this Set
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Admonish |
Warn, disprove |
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Abeyance |
Suspended action |
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Abscond |
Lukera janu |
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Alacrity |
Eagerness |
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Aberrant |
Abnormal |
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Digression |
Tangent |
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Disinterested |
Unbiased |
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Disparage |
Belittle |
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Malingerer |
Duty para |
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Paucity |
Scarcity |
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Reverent |
Respect |
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Subpoena |
Testimony |
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Boorish |
Ill mannered |
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Complaisant |
Trying to please |
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Discerning |
Mentally quick |
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Facetious |
Bad humorous |
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Inadvertently |
Carelessly |
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Morose |
Sad |
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Perfunctory |
Superficial |
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Quibble |
Minor complaint |
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Refute |
Disprove |
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Secrete |
Hide away or cache |
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Dearth |
Scarcity |
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Diction |
Speech |
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Iota |
Small |
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Demagogue |
People's leader |
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Docile |
Tractable |
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Foist |
Force as genuine |
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Finagle |
Cheat with crafty measures |
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Hector |
Bully |
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Hindsight |
Realization pachi |
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Hamartia |
Hero ko tragic flaw |
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Jar |
To look strangely diff, knock or strike sharply, give quivering sound, shock, disagree |
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Neophyte |
Beginner |
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Nexus |
Network |
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Ostracize |
Exclude from society |
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Artless |
Honest |
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Felicity |
Apt |
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Gouge |
Overcharge, scoop |
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Imperturbable |
Impassive, wo feeling |
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Propitiate |
Appease, to calm, or agree |
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Anachronism |
Sb, sth misplaced in time |
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Distend |
Expand |
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Erudite |
Learned |
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Impede |
Hinder |
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Intractable |
Stubborn |
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Soporific |
Sleep causing |
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Daunt |
Frighten |
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Default |
Failure to act |
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Dichotomy |
Split, branching into two esp contradictory |
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Elicit |
Draw out by discussion, generate |
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Inchorate |
Recently begun |
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Recluse |
Hermit, loner |
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Stolid |
Dull |
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Craven |
Cowardly |
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Diatribe |
Bitter attacj or criticism |
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Dissonance |
Opp of harmony |
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Droop |
Sag |
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Indolent |
Lazy |
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Irresolute |
Uncertain how to act, rude |
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Presumptuous |
Arrogant |
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Prodigal |
Reckless with money |
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Stint |
Frugal |
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Substantiate |
Support |
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Assuage |
Satisfy hunger, ease pain |
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Coda |
Conclusion |
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Dirge |
Lament with music |
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Equanimity |
Composure |
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Intransigence |
Stubborn |
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Magnanimity |
Generosity |
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Partisan |
Prejudiced |
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Penchant |
Strong inclination, liking |
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Platitude |
Trite remark |
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Reproach |
Disapproval or disagreement |
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Striated |
Grooved, marked with parallel bands |
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Inundate |
Flood |
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Inured |
Accustomed |
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Vituperative |
Abusive |
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Maverick |
Rebel |
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Propensity |
Natural inclination |
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Welter |
Turmoil |
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Embellish |
Ornament, inhace |
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Fledging |
Inexperienced |
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Aver |
Declare confidently |
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Extrapolate |
Infer by extending known info |
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Delineate |
Portait |
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Endemic |
Native |
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Ambulatory |
Able to walk around |
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Capacious |
Spacious |
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Desecrate |
Damage holy place |
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Impious |
Wicked |
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Precipitous |
Done in a hurry |
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Salutary |
Lesson giving, beneficial |
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Capitulate |
Surrender |
