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60 Cards in this Set
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Chide
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To criticize
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Coalition
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Partnership, union
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Commensurate
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Consistent with, corresponding
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Connotation
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A suggested meaning
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Diabolic
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Devilish
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Dilapidated
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Run-down, broken down
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Integral
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Essential
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Noxious
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Unhealthy, poisonous
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Scenario
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Out line of possible events
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Yen
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Craving, desire
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Atrophy
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Waste away
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Deplore
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Condemn
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Deprivation
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Deficiancy
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Exacerbate
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To make worse
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Imperative
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Essential
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Mitigate
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Relieve
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Objective
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Open-minded
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Panacea
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Universal remidy
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Unprecedented
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Unheard of
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Utilitarian
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Practical
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Decorum
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Proper conduct
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Espouse
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To speak for
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Exhilaration
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Happiness, cheerfulness
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Exorbitant
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Excessive, extremely pricey
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Extricate
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To untangle from a bad situation
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Facilitate
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To make possible
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Orthodox
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Traditional, following rules
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Rejuvenate
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To give new life to
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Synchronize
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To coordinate
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Tenuous
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Shaky, having little substance or basis
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Assimilate
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To be absorbed
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Belligerent
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Quarrelsome, quick or eager to fight
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Demeanor
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Behavior, conduct
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Denunciation
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Criticism, strong dissaproval
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Dissipate
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To scatter, thin out
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Indolent
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Unwilling to work, lazy
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Inherent
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Natural quality, built in
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Nonchalant
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Coolly unconcerned
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Unassuming
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Humble, modest
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Unilateral
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One-sided
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Analogy
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A comparison
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Annihilate
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To wipe out
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Criterion
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A standard
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Emanate
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To spread out (from a source)
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Holistic
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Concerned with the whole
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Placebo
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A fake medication
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Proficient
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Highly competent, skilled
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Staunch
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Faithfully, loyal, firm
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Subversive
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Intended to destroy, overthrow
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Vindicate
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To prove innocent, right
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-cian/-ian
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A person with expertise
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dec-
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Ten
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duc/duct
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To lead
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-en
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Made of
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homo-
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Alike
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oct-/octo-
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Eight
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Characterized by
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phil/-phile
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Love
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sur-
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Over
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vol
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By choice
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