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88 Cards in this Set
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Accord
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n. aggrement, harmony
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Accord
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v. to agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony; to grant, bestow on
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Barter
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n. an exchange in trade
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Barter
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v. to exchange goods
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Curt
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adj. short, rudely brief
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Devise
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v. to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create
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Dexterous
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adj. skillful in the use of hands or body; clever
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Engross
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v. to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully
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Entail
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v. to put a burden on, impose, require, ivolve; to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance
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Entail
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n. such a restriction
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Ferret
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n. a kind of weasel
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Ferret
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v. to search or hunt out; to tormet, badger
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Habituate
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v. to become used to; to cause to become used to
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Impending
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adj. about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way
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Personable
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adj. pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive
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Accord
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n. aggrement, harmony
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Accord
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v. to agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony; to grant, bestow on
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Barter
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n. an exchange in trade
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Barter
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v. to exchange goods
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Curt
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adj. short, rudely brief
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Devise
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v. to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create
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Dexterous
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adj. skillful in the use of hands or body; clever
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Engross
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v. to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully
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Entail
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v. to put a burden on, impose, require, ivolve; to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance
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Entail
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n. such a restriction
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Ferret
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n. a kind of weasel
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Ferret
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v. to search or hunt out; to tormet, badger
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Habituate
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v. to become used to; to cause to become used to
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Impending
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adj. about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way
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Personable
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adj. pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive
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Rue
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v. to regret, be sorry for
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Rue
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n. a feeling of regret
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Scoff
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v. to make fun of; to show contempt for
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Delve
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v. to dig; to seach deeply and thoroughly into
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Ensue
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v. to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result
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Gallantry
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n. heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy
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Impart
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v. to make known, tell; to give, pass something on
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Judicious
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adj. using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible
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Mediate
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v. to bring about an agreement between npersons or groups, act as a go-between;
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Mediate
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adj. occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary
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Milieu
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n. the setting, surroundings, environment
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Outlandish
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adj. strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking; out-of-the-way, geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits
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Overbearing
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adj. domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant
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Pert
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adj. high-spirited, lively; bold, saucy; jauntyu
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Quirk
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n. a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn
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Regale
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v. to feast, entertain agreeable
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Shiftless
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adj. lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient
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Taint
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n. a stain or spot, a mark of corruption or dishonor
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Taint
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v. to stain or contaminate
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Appease
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v. to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisy; to yield to
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Belated
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adj. late, tardy
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Calamitous
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adj. causing great misfortne
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Cite
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v. to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in cout; to commend, recommend
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Convention
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adj. in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite
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Decoy
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v. to lure into a trap
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Decoy
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n. a person or thing used to lure into a trap
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Abdicate
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v. to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard
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Bestow
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v. to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings
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Capacious
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adj. able to hold much, roomy
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Caustic
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adj. able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic
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Crusade
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n. a strong movement to advance a cause or idea
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Crusade
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v. to campaign, work vigorously
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Deface
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v. to injure or destroy the surface of appearance of; to face down, outshine
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Embargo
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n. an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance
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Embargo
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v. to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade with
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Fallacy
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n. a false notion or belief; an error in thinking
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Levity
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n. a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight
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Mendicant
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n. beggar
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Mendicant
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adj. depending on begging for a living
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Nauseate
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v. to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust
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Negate
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v. to nullify, deny, bring to nothing
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Pivotal
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adj. vitally important, essential
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Recipient
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n. one who receives
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Recipient
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adj. receiving; able or willing to receive
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Ruse
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n. an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick
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Teem
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v. to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantaties
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Tenet
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n. an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true
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Tractable
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adj. easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable
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Ungainly
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adj. clumsy, awkward; unwiedly
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Voracious
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adj. having a huge appetitte, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager
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Whimsical
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adj. changeable; determined by change or sudden impulse
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Vex
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v. cause annoyance in, disturb
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Vitality
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adj. energetitc
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Vitality
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n. an energetic style
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Veritable
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adj. authentic, real
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Upbraid
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v. to criticize or scold, reproach
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Trepidation
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n. a feeling of alarm or dread; fear, apprehension
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Transition
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v. moving from one place to another; transfer
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