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60 Cards in this Set
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xenophobia
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fear of foreigners
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vogue
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modern fashion
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allude
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to refer indirectly to something
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apposite
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suitable, apt, relevant
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stoke
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to feed fuel; especially a fire
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guffaw
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boisterous laughter
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truncate
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to shorten by cutting
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tedious
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time-consuming, burdensome, uninteresting
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redundant
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superfluous; exceeding what is needed
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relegate
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to banish; to put in a lower position
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callow
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being young or immature
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economical
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not wasteful; thrifty
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accede
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to comply with; to consent to
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transpire
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to take place; to come about
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petty
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unimportant; or subordinate standing
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placate
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to appease or pacify
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craven
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coward; abject person
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generic
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common; general; universal
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serrated
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having a saw-toothed edge
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pungent
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sharp; stinging
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arable
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suitable (as land) for plowing
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juncture
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critical point; meeting
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welter
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a confused mass; turmoil
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ingratitude
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ungratefulness
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compatible
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in agreement with; harmonious
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vital
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important; spirited
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vaunted
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to boast
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solace
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hope; comfort during a time of grief
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yore
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former period of time
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succumb
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to give in; to yield; to collapse
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salient
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noticeable; prominent
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unprecedented
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unheard of; exceptional
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eccentric
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odd; peculiar; strange
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docile
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manageable; obedient; gentle
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disentangle
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to free from confusion
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pedestrian
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mediocre; ordinary
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ameliorate
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to improve or make better
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ubiquitous
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omnipresent; present everywhere
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utopia
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imaginary land with perfect social and political systems
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quandary
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dilemma
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consecrate
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to sanctify; to make sacred; to immortalize
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cajole
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to coax with insincere talk
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quarantine
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isolation of a person or persons to prevent the spread of disease
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peripheral
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marginal; outer
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decorous
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showing decorum; propriety; good taste
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macerate
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to soften by steeping in liquid (including stomach juices)
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augment
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to increase or add to; to make larger
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commodious
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spacious and convenient; roomy
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meander
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to go aimlessly
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taut
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stretched tightly
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contentious
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quarellsome
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trek
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to make a journey
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venue
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location
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luminous
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emitting light; shining; also enlightened or intelligent
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gibber
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to speak foolishly
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valance
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short drapery hanging over the window frame
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connoisseur
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expert; authority (usually referring to wine or food)
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dissent
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to disagree; to differ in opinions
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disparate
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unequal; dissimilar; different
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iota
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a very small piece
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