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20 Cards in this Set
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abrogate
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repeal, annul, abolish
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animadversion
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criticism, censor, disparagement
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bathos
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anticlimax, banality, triteness
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circumvent
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encircle, surround, outwit
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continence
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abstinence, chasity, self-restraint
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dissemble
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mask, feign, disguise
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disseminate
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spread, scatter, distribution
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epiphany
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revelation, discovery
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feckless
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feeble, ineffective, futile
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infinitesimal
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insignificant, minute, miniscule
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invidious
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discriminatory, malicious, offensive
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melancholy
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sad, dejective, pensive
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obdurate
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stubborn, intractable, inexorable
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perspicacity
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sharpness, discernment, acumen
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precocious
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advanced, smart, bright
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protracted
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extended, prolonged, lengthened
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replete
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gorged, stuffed, sated
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sine qua non
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requisite, essential, requirement
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tenable
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supportable, justifiable, plausible
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vis a vis
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facing, counterpoint, in front of
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