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20 Cards in this Set
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to repudiate, disown; to abdicate, abjure
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renounce
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to clarify, elucidate, untangle, spell out
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explicate
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boisterous, clamorous, disorderly, strident
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raucous
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smug, self-satisfied, pleased with oneself
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complacient
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chaos, tumult, bedlam, a three-ring circus
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pandemonium
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groggy, nodding off; soporific
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somnolent
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vexation, mortification; to abash, mortify
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chagrin
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loquacious, garrulous; long-winded, prolix
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voluble
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a row, altercation, rhubarb, brouhaha
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fracas
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to subdue, curb, stifle, to constrain, bottle up
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repress
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emphatic, fierce, vigorous, impassioned
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vehement
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vilification, calumny, mudslinging
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defamation
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open-minded, tolerant; amenable
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receptive
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delectable, flavorful, aromatic, piquant
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savory
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ardent, fervent, devout, dogged, gung ho
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zealous
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to grow accustomed, learn the ropes
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acclimate
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to agree, assent; to ratify, sanction
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concur
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taciturn, closemouthed, tight-lippedre
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reticent
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fantastic, outlandish; ugly deformed
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grotesque
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chafing, grating, rasping, erosive
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abrasive
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