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102 Cards in this Set
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Allege
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To assign wrong doing yet to be proven
To accuse |
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Allocate
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To parcel out
To distribute |
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Adjudicate
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To assign by judicial procedure
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Juxtapose
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To place side by side
To place adjacently |
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Manifest
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To make seen
To make evident/clear |
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Integrate
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To bring together as one
To make complete |
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Appropriate
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To set aside for private use
To take w/o permission |
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Beget
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To give birth to
To cause or lead up to |
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Concur
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To agree
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Gerrymander
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To divide into political units
To give one group an advantage |
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Hyperbolize
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To exaggerate
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Decry
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Openly condemn
Discredit |
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Decimate
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To in large measure destroy
To cause large scale destruction |
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Denounce
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To speak against
The art of criticizing |
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Construe
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To decide on the meaning of something
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Contrive
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Make up
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Vacillate
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To waver
To hesitate To be indecisive |
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Vex
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Irritate/Harass/Trouble/
Puzzle/Baffle |
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Exult
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To rejoice in triumph
To glory To celebrate |
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Cajole
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To persuade
To wheedle To Coax |
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Disparage
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To putdown
Belittle |
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Belie
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To contradict
To make a false impression |
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Discern
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Careful in judgment
Prudent Not showy |
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Augment
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Increase
Add to make bigger |
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Gainsay
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Oppose/Deny/Dispute/
Contradict/Belie |
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Recriminate
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Bitterly counter accuse
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Sequester
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To set apart
Segregate Seclude |
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Transfix
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To hold motionless as if being pierced
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Patronize
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To treat as an inferior
To treat condescendingly, arrogantly |
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Admonish
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To reprimand
To scold gently To warn |
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Adulterate
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To soil
To contaminate To taint |
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Abnegate
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To deny oneself
To give up something |
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Scrutinize
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To examine closely and minutely
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Censure
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To condemn severely
To judge To punish |
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Abjure
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To renounce
To repudiate Reject |
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Abdicate
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To relinquish a position of power
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Incense
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To make really angry
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Gauge
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To judge
To take the measure of |
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Absolve
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To free from blame, sin, or responsibility
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Stymie
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To thwart, stop block the way of
Hinder |
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Subjugate
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To dominate into submission
Subdue and enslave |
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Abridge
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To shorten
Condense |
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Abscond
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To run away with and hide
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Abash
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To shame or embarras
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Flout
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To treat with contemptuous disregard
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Engender
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To cause to develop
To bring forth To produce |
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Deprecate
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To put down
Disapprove |
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Deride
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To mock
To put down To ridicule |
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Denude
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To strip
Lay bare |
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Deign
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To stoop to give
Condescend |
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Condone
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To overlook
To excuse To permit |
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Eschew
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To avoid as wrong or distasteful
To abstain |
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Espouse
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To take up a cause
Embrace or promote |
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Countermand
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To cancel or override a former command
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Capitulate
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To give up
Surrender |
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Careen
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To lurch or toss from side to side
To lean over to one side |
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Delimit
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To set the limits on something
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Defer
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To yield in honor of, or respect for
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Condescend
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To look down on; patronize
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Conjure
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To bring into being, or make magically
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Castigate
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To chastise harshly
To criticize severely |
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Corroborate
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To substantiate
To back up Confirm |
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Placate
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Appease; pacify, usually by conceding something
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Daunt
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Intimidate
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Hector
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To intimidate; to harass by bluster or personal pressure; to badger
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Harangue
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To make a bombastic ranting speech
To lecture |
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Rail
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Scold, in harsh, abusive language
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Dissipate
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To break up
Squander |
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Mitigate
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To alleviate, mollify
To moderate the effect of something |
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Contemplate
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To meditate on
Consider with continued attention |
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Disseminate
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To give out, spread widely
Make widely |
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Alleviate
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To lighten the load
Make easier Relieve |
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Allude
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To make indirect reference to
Link Hint |
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Distend
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To swell or swell up
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Forsake
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To withdraw from/leave behind/to renounce/Tt abandon
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Extradite
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To deliver an accused criminal from one state to another
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Exemplify
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To serve as an example
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Expedite
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To facilitate
Free up Speed up |
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Fraternize
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To socialize, mingle
Be friendly Associate with |
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Extemporize
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To do or say in the moment
Improvise |
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Abate
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To cease
To subside To reduce |
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Abduct
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To take away by force
Kidnap |
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Abhor
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To really hate
To detest |
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Avow
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To declare openly
To acknowledge |
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Beguile
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To charm/to enchant/
to deceive/to while away time |
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Wangle
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To shake
To wiggle To manipulate |
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Circumscribe
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To draw a line around
To encircle To limit |
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Coalesce
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To come together/ To unite/ To form into one/
To integrate |
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Procrastinate
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To put off intentionally something that should be done
To delay |
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Beset
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To harass
To trouble To overwhelm |
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Deduce
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To derive by reasoning
Infer |
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Recant
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Publicly take back
Renounce Make open confession of error |
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Depreciate
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To reduce in value or price
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Descry
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To discover by investigation
Detect |
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Qualify
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To modify, delimit or restrict
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Congregate
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To assemble
Gather |
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Conjecture
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To infer
Guess |
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Consecrate
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To make, or declare holy
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Appease
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To please by giving in
Soothe Pacify |
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Appreciate
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To raise the value of
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Delineate
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To accurately portray or describe
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Decline
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To refuse politely
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