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45 Cards in this Set
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adulterate
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to corrupt, make worse by addition of something of lesser value.
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augment
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to make larger, increase
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bereft
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deprived of, made unhappy through a loss
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dour
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stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill- humored
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gibe
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to utter taunting words
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insidious
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intended to swceive or entrap, sly, treacherous
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intimation
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a hit=nt, indirect suggestion
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opulent
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wealthy
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stolid
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not easily moved mentally or emotionally dull, unresponsive
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adroit
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skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind
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averse
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havin a deep- seated distaste
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belligerent
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given to fighting
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cursory
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hasty, not thorough
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duplicity
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dectifulness
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extol
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to praise extranagantly
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impervious
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not affected or hutrt by, admitting of no passage or entrance
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impetus
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a moving force, stimulus, impulse
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nostalgia
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longing for something of the past
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quintessence
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the purest essence or form of something, the most typical example
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retrogress
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to return to an earlier condition, to move backward
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tepid
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lukewarm, unenthusatic
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adversary
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opponent, enemy
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artifice
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a skillful or ingenious device
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craven
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cowardly, a coward
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demise
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death
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fallow
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plowed but not seeded, inactive
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muse
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to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
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negligible
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so unimportant that it can be disregarded
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perpetuate
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to make permanent or long lasting
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punitive
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inflicting or aiming at punishment
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redress
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to set right
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sojourn
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temporary stay
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ascertain
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to find out
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attainment
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an accomplishment, th eact of achieving
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bequeath
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to give or pass on as inheritance
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cogent
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forceful, convincing
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finite
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having limits
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malevolent
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spiteful, showing ill will
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omniscient
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knowing everything, having unlimited awarness or understanding
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panacea
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remedy for all ills
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scupulous
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exact
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skulk
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to move about stealthily
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supercilious
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proud and contemptuous
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uncanny
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strange, mysterious
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venial
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easily, excused, pardonable
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