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38 Cards in this Set
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manifest
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visible
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conventional
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common
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partisan
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one who supports a particular person
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contentious
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argumentative
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lament
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to mourn
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allusion
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an indirect reference to something else
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arbiter
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judge
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inherent
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natural
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paradox
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something that seems to contradict itself but is logical or vice versa
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cynic
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one who deeply distrusts human nature
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exposition
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explaining
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consensus
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unanimity
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comprehensive
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covering or including everything
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sagacious
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wise
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precipitate
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to cause to happen abruptly
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pervade
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to spread throughout
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discourse
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to converse
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sanction
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authorize
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genial
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cheerful
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indulgent
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lenient
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inert
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sluggish
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levee
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embankment to prevent flooding
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erratic
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unpredictable
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luminous
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glowing
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abstinent
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abstaining
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placid
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peaceful
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exuberant
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extremely joyful or vigorous
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impede
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to hinder
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permeate
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to penetrate
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audacity
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boldness
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indignant
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angry
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implicit
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implied
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renaissance/renascence
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rebirth
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err
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to wander
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her/hes
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to stick
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par
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equal
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plex/plic/ply
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to fold/to twist/ to tangle/ to bend
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prehend/ prise
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to take to get to seize
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