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76 Cards in this Set
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corroborate
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support / agree with / testify
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crux
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theme / motif / 'the big idea'
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crucial
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imperative / vital / necessary
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culmination
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climax / conclusion / de monument
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cynosure
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center / focus / star / spotlight
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dais
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pulpit / platform
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momentum
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force / impetus
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negate
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cancel / discredit / deny
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bureaucracy
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hierarchy
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juncture
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point
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languor
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laziness / listlessness / lethargy
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stygian
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Machiavellian / corrupt
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abate
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fade / subside / cease / alleviate
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vulnerable
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prone / susceptible / exposed
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despondent
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sad / solemn / doleful / melancholy
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desultory
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off topic / rambling / circuitous / roundabout
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beatific
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angelic / cherubic / seraphic
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beguile
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deceive / fool / mislead / bamboozle / foist
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abstain
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refrain
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proletariat
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worker / common / plebeian
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distend
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swell / bloat
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supine
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face up / recline
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unanimity
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agreement / consensus
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foray
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journey / crusades / ambush
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imputation
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criticism
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inadvertent
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accidental / unintended
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inarticulate
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inept
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carnage
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gruesome / bloodiness / gore
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carnivorous
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meat-eating
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homogenized
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bland
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hone
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sharpen / refine
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extrovert
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outgoing / social
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temerity
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audacity / gall / chutzpah
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honorarium
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payment
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apothegm
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aphorism
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luster
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shine / sheen
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premis
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basis
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carp
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complain / badger / importune
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aver
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confirm / verify
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efface
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deface / erase / vandalize
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lampoon
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parody / mock / mimic
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sophomoric
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foolish / immature / juvenile
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insensate
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inconsiderate / insensitive / callous
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neologism
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"new word"
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insipid
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bland / simple / blase / dull / ordinary
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jocose
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jolly / amiable / sanguine / chipper
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monetary
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fiscal / economic / pecuniary
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interminable
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endless / incessant / ad nauseum
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obligatory
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necessary / required
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jaundiced
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biased / prejudiced / skewed / partisan
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inveigh
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scold / castigate
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intermittent
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rhythmic / intervalic
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malefactor
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outlaw / criminal
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malevolent
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malicious
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burgeon
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blossom / flourish
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uncouth
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unrefined / tasteless / crude
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malingerer
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"faker" / truant
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lustrous
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shiny / polished
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apotheosis
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worship / adoration / deification
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immanent
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apparent / reflected
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lambent
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rosy / glowing / radiant
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suave
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smooth / slick / debonair
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jaunty
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confident / showy
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divergent
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separate / discrete
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jejune
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childish / juvenile / sophomoric
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immure
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isolated / solitary / recluse
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kaleidoscopic
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mosaic / colorful
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contumely
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profanity
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convene
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meet / rendezvous
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supernal
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celestial / stellar
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supersede
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override / replace
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inception
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genesis
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appellation
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name / title
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serrated
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jagged
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sybarite
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socialite
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macerate
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blend / grind
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