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20 Cards in this Set
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allegation
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act of saying something without proof
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appurtenance
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an accessory, something added to something more important
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behoove
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beneficial, to be required
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bibliography
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a list or words or sources on a topic or by a certain author
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commute
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to substitute to intercharge, to change to less severe punishment, to travel as a commuter
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emolument
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profit gained by office or employment
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evasive
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purposely vague
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foible
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a minor weakness of character
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garish
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gaudy
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gauche
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lacking social grace, awkward
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imbibe
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to absorb, to take in by drinking
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implicate
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to involve incriminating or intimately
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ineffable
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beyond expression, indescribable, taboo, not to be uttered
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opulent
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very wealthy, very abundant
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rapacious
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taking by force, greedy, ravenous
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reverberate
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to re echo, to resound
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roseate
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rose colored, cheery, optimistic
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schism
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a separation or division into factions, usually of a church
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truism
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a statement of obvious truth
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vertebrate
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having a backbone or spine
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