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100 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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hate
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bigot
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narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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counterfeit
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fake; false
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enfranchise
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give voiting rights
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hamper
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hinder; obstruct
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kindle
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to start a fire
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noxious
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harmful;poisonous;lethal
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placid
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clalm; peaceful
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remuneration
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payment for work done
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talisman
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lucky charm
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abasive
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rough; coarse;harsh
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bilk
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cheat; defraud
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covert
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hidden; undercover
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engender
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cuase
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hangar
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storage area (like garage) for a plane
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knotty
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complex; difficult ot solve
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nuance
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something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
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plagiarism
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taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
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renown
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fame
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tangent
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going off the main subject
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abasement
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humiliation; degradation
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billowing
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swelling; fluttering; waving
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cower
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recoil in fear or servility; shirink away from
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enhance
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improve; make better or clearer
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harangue
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noisy; attacking speech
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labyrinth
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a maze
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nullify
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to counter; make unimportant
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Plaintiff
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petitioner (in court of law)
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replete
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full
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tangible
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can be touched
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abrogate
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cancel; deny; repeal
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blasphemy
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speech which offends religious sentiments
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credible
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believable
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enigma
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puzzle; mystery
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harbingers
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indicators; bringers of warnings
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labyrinthine
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complicated; highly convoluted
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nuzzle
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cuddle; snuggle
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plaudit
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statement giving strong praise
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reprehensible
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shameful; bery bad
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tardy
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slow; late; overdue; delayed
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absolution
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forgiveness; pardon; release
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blatant
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obvious
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creditable
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praiseworthy
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ensconce
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establish firmly in a position
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hasten
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hurry; accelerate; rush
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laceration
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a cut
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obdurate
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stubborn
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plausible
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can be believed; reasonable
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reprieve
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a respite; postponement of a sentence
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tawdry
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of little value; gaudy
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abstain
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desist; go without; withdraw
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blighted
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damaged; destroyed; ruined
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credulous
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gullible; ready to believe anything
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enshroud
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cover
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haughtiness
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arrogance; pride
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lachrymose
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tearful; sad
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obfuscate
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deliberately make somehting difficult to understand
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plethora
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an excess
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repudiate
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shun; eschew
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tedium
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boredom
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abstemious
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self denying; refraining from indulging
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blithe
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free-spirited; carefree
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crepuscular
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active at dawn and dusk
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enunciation
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clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
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headstrong
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stubborn; willful
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lackluster
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dull; monotonous; bland
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objective
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unbiased; not subjective
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pliable
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flexible; not stubborn
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rescind
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retract; repeal
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temper
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to moderate; soften
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abstruse
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difficult to understand; obscure
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blunderbuss
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1.)ancient weapon (type of gun)
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cringe
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recoil; flinch; shy away
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envenom
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to cause bitterness and bad feeling
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hedonism
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self indulgence; pleasure-seeking
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laconic
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using few words; brief; to the point
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oblique
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indirect; slanting
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plumage
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feathers of a bird
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resignation
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acceptance of fate
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tenacious
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stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
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accolade
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tribute; honor; praise
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bolster
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support; prop up
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cryptic
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puzzling; enigmatic
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ephemral
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short-lived
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hedonist
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a plasuree seeker
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lamentation
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expression
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obliterate
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destroy; demolish; eradicate
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plummet
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fall suddenly and steeply
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resolution
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determination
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tentative
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not certain
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acquiesce
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to agree to; give in to
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bombast
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arrogant, pompous language
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curtail
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cut short
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epicure
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someone who appreciates good food and drink
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heed
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listen to
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lampoon
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ridicule; spoof
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oblivious
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totally unaware
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podium
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raised platform
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resonant
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echoing
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tenuous
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flimsy; not solid
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