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22 Cards in this Set
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if we were JUXTAPOSE our philosophies, your materialism would conflict with my idealism.
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to place side by side
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judge Felder commented with asperity upon the wife's charge of INCOMPATIBILITY.
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Quality of being mismated, lack of harmony
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Just how our club's president is able to COPE with so many tests personalities is something I'll never understand.
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To be matched for, to be able to handle
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the PLIGHT of the refugees who wandered about in a desultory fashion moved us to tears.
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Predicament, dangerous situation
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Woodrow Wilson stated that he found COVERT agreements to be reprehensible.
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Secret, hidden
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Plea bargain
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to agree to plead guilty to a lesser charge so as to avoid trial for a more serious offense
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Dave's metamorphosis from an honest person to one who could FABRICATE an alibi so adroitly was amazing.
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to lie, concoct
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The widow grew maudlin as she reminisced about her former CONNUBIAL bliss.
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related to marriage
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I will have to DEMUR even if I receive a bona fide invitation to run for the G.O council.
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to object
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Because he was the scion of the richest family on our block, Lenny was given the APPELLATION of Rockefeller.
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a name
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in apple pie order
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in neat order, good condition
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Many derogatory statements were heard from those who were opposed to further ESCALATION of the conflict
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an increase, intensification
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with complete INDIFFERENCE toward his personal safety lieutenant Regan openly challenge the puissant forces of the enemy.
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lack of concern
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when destitution grips an area, there is excellent POTENTIAL for trouble.
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accumulated
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the CUMULATIVE effect of the summer's sultry weather was to shorten everyone's temper.
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possible
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the poet's RECONDITE language precluded any understanding of her theme.
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secret, hidden, obscure
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apple polishing
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trying to gain favor by gifts or flattery.
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Monte refused to ACKNOWLEDGE the extrinsic pressures that were causing him to do poorly in his sophomore year.
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admit
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We must not allow fulsome praise to DELUDE is about our actual abilities.
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to fool
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As a PRELUDE to his performance, the bullfighter vowed to do penance for his sins.
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introduction
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the scheme sounded CHIMERICAL, but we were indoctrinated to believe that it could work.
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visionary, imaginary, fantastic
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the Draconian code
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a very severe set of rules
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