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(127 cards)
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Bifurcation
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division into two branches
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Visceral
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from deep feelings, not intellect
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Armament
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military weapons
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subsidized
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support financially
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exhume
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revive/restore after neglecting
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profusion
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abundance, lavish spending
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Inanity
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lack of sense, shallowness
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raconteur
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person skilled with relating stories
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dullard
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stupid, insensibile person
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upbraiding
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severely reproving, censure
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ensconced
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settle securely or snugly
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facetious
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lacking serious intent
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mellifluous
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sweetly or smoothly flowing
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stringent
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severe, forcible
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collusion
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conspiracy
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platitude
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flat, dull, or trite remark
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ponderous
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weighty
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unkempt
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not combed
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infuse
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to inspire
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ingenious
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clever, resourceful, intelligent
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sardonic
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mocking, sneering
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rife
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prevalent
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promulgate
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make known
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pervasive
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spread throughout
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tenable
capable of being maintained
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auspicious
promising success
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nebulous
vague, confusing
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effusive
overflowing, lacking reserve
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elliptically
without sufficient logical connection
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cogently
convincingly, to the point
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enumerate
mention, count, specify
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commodious
spacious, roomy
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tabulated
condense
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languid
lacking vigor, slack or slow
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mendacious
telling lies
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farcinal
absurd
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beleaguer
surround with military forces
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retrenched
cut or remove
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abrogated
abolish, repeal
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subjugation
bringing under control
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cavalier
haughty, disdainful
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peripatetic
traveling a lot
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explicated
to make plain or clear, interpret
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interminable
incapable of being terminated
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harbingers
omen
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imperious
overbearing, urgent
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sanction
give approval
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abet
encourage or assist
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salient
most noticeable or important
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unnerving
lose courage or confidence
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consummate
complete, make perfect
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feral
in wild state
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declaim
speech in an impassioned way
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furtive
attempt to avoid notice out of guilt of being discovered
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approbate
approve formally, sanction
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obsolescence
become out of date
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disparagement
regard of having little worth
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tonic
feeling of vigor
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compunction
feeling of guilt
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salutary
producing good effects, beneficial
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lassitude
state of physical or mental weariness
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palpable
able to be touched or felt
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diaphanous
light, delicate, translucent
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boomerang
return to the originator, often with negative consequences
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capricious
having sudden changes of mood or behavior
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impugn
dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of
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laconic
using few words
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reconnaissance
military observation of a region
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mercurial
subject to sudden changes of mood
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implacable
unstoppable
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phlegmatic
having unemotional, calm disposition
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anthology
published collection of poems or other pieces of writing
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prognosis
likely course of a disease or ailment
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retrenchment
reduce
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incorrigible
unable to be corrected
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vector
organism transmitting disease
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stringent
precise
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bucolic
relating to the countryside
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fabrication
process of inventing something
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remonstrance
forcefully reproachful protest
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kitsch
poor in taste
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exhume
revive after neglecting
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profusion
abundance, lavish spending
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inanity
lack of sense, shallowness
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ensconced
settle securely or snugly
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facetious
lacking serious intent
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collusion
conspiracy
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nebulous
vague, confusing
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transpire
occur, take place
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lucidity
easily understood
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farcical
absurd
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retrenched
cut or removed
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abet
encourage, assist
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consummate
to make perfect
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furtive
attempt to avoid notice out of guilt of being discovered
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irk
irritate, annoy
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approbate
approve formally, sanction
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obsolescence
become out of date
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disparagement
regard of having little worth
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tonic
feeling of vigor
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compunction
feeling of guilt
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lassitude
state of physical or mental weariness
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impugn
dispute the truth or validity of
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reconnaissance
military observation of a region
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fabrication
action or process of manufacturing or inventing something
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remonstrance
forcefully reproachfulprotest
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mitigated
made less severe
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jingoism
extreme patriotism
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ossified/bureaucratization
inflexible, unchangeable
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pugnacious
eager to fight, argue
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obtrusive
noticeable in unwelcomed way
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divisive
tending to cause disagreement
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coddled
treat in an indulgent and overprotective way
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benign
gentle, kindly
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bellicose
showing aggression and willingness to fight
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propulsion
action of driving or pushing forward
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momentum
motion, impetus gained by moving object
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mitigate
make less severe, serious, or painful
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conducive
making situation likely or possible
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bereft
deprived
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miscreants
person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law
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tacit
understood or implied without being stated
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conditional
subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met
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regal
magnificent, dignified, as fit for a monarch
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antipode
direct opposite of something
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avuncular
relating to uncle
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filial
of or due from a son or daughter
