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67 Cards in this Set
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aposite
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apt, relavant (as in information)
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arable
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suitable for plowing (land)
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welter
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turmoil; confused mass
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macerate
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soften by steeping in liquid (can include stomach juices)
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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voluable
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fluent, talkative
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blithe
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merry, cheerful
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contravene
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to act contrary to, against
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truculent
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fierce, savage
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cant
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jargon of a group; hypocritical statements of high ideals
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convoke
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call to assemble
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foist
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to pass off as real
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cogitate
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to ponder
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly rebellious
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veracious
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truthful; conforming to fact
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polemicist
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person skilled in debate
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tensile
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undergoing or exterting tension
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parsimony
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excessive thrift
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august
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imposing or magnificent
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torpid
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sluggish, lethargic
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nostrum
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a questionable remedy
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knotty
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puzzling, hard to explain
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munificent
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lavishly generous
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apocryphal
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counterfeit
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luxuriant
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grown with energy and in great abundance
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approbatory
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approving, sanctioning
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invenerate
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a habit/practice settled into over a long period of time
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intrepid
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fearless, bold
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abase
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to degrade, humiliate
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abject
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the worst or lowest degree
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adament
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not yielding, firm
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adroit
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clever; expert
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sunder
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to break; to rip in two
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unwonted
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not usual
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aspirant
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ambitious person
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pernicious
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dangerous, harmful
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chagrin
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distress, shame
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choloric
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grumpy, cantankerous, irascible
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chimera
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an impossible fancy
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baneful
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deadly; harmful; causing distress
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recondite
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hard to understand; known to few (scholars)
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livid
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irate; black and blue
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anchorage
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something that can be relied on
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hackneyed
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commonplace, trite
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zephyr
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gentle wind, breeze
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abstemious
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sparing in use of food or drink
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disapprobation
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disapproval
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gainsay
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to deny; to speak against
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coterie
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a social clique
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astringent
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something that causes tightening; stern; austere
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cloture
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a parlimentary procedure to end debate and begin a vote
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penurious
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extremely needy or poor; producing little; miserly
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citadel
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fortress up high to defend city
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maculate
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stained, impure
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parochial
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narrow-minded; religious
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pique
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resentment at being slighted; to provoke
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diffident
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unsure of oneself; shy; demure
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catholic
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all-encompassing or wide-ranging; pertaining to the catholic church
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obtuse
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dull, insensitive
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paean
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a song or hymn sung as an expression of praise
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perfidy
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intentional treachery
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perspicacious
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keenly perceptive or understanding; discerning
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percipitate
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to cause to occur sooner than planned or desired; hasten
rash or hasty; impetuous |
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torque
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the measured ability of a force to produce turning or twisting
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redoubtable
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inspiring respect, reverence, or fear
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opprobrium
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disgrace, shame, ignominy
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neophyte
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a beginner or novice
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