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33 Cards in this Set
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apprise
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to inform
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inform someone to get the prize
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arboreal
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of pertaining to a tree/trees
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argot
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a specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group
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ar guing
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arrant
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notoriously bad
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ar - rant (and rave) so loud that everyone knows he is bad
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asperity
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harshness or roughness of temper
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as - per
aspen volcano erupting |
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augury
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omen
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auxiliary
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One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory.
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auxiliary services in Biola
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avow
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to declare openly
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a - vow in a wedding
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baleful
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malignant
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bale a handful of the tumor out
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bedaub
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To smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
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be it a little dab, can become a big smear
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berate
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to scold severly
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be - rate: rate in public
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blandishment
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flattery intended to persuade
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actually very bland embellishment
bland remark handed on a dish treated as a fake mint |
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boisterous
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unchecked merriment or animal spirits
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like an oister
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boorish
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rude
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like a boor
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breach
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the violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation
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broach
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to mention, for the first time
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bumptious
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full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit
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full of bumps in relationships
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burnish
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to make brilliant or shining
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burnished bronze
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cabal
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A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose
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caleb and the 11 spies
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cajole
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to impose on or dupe by flattering speech
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callow
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without experience of the world
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shallower than a cow
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calumny
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slander
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slander in a column
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cant
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To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity
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the reformers must have done this when forced to re-cant
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capacious
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roomy
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capacity
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capitulate
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to surrender or stipulate terms
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put a cap on before its too late (surrender while you can still get a bargain on the thing)
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captious
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hypercritical
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always putting a cap on someone
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chagrin
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Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors
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opposite of grin
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circumlocution
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indirect or roundabout expression
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coddle
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to treat as a baby or an invalid
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coeval
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existing during the same period fo time, also a contemporary
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many evil rulers existing at the same time: co - evil
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cogitate
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consider carefully and deeply, ponder
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cognizant
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taking notice
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cognitively analyzing and noticing an ant
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collusion
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a secret agreement for a wrongful purpose
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co - illusion on all parts
as opposed to "cabal," this word is negative |