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clemency

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n. disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather

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cogitate

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v. think over

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abdicate

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v. renounce; give up

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affinity

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n. kinship

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accelerate

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v. move faster

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anathema

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n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

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arbiter

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n. a person with power to decide a dispute; judge

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aquiline

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adj. curved, hooked

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beget

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v. father; produce; give rise to

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babble

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v. chatter idly

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boundless

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adj. unlimited; vast

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chaste

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adj. pure; virginal; modest

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catholic

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adj. broadly sympathetic; liberal

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colossal

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adj. huge

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cleft

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n. split

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complaisant

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adj. trying to please; obliging

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credence

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n. belief

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defection

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n. desertion

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detergent

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n. cleansing agent

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cull

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v. pick out; reject

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dapper

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adj. neat and trim

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decelerate

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v. slow down

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distort

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v. twist out of shape

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enervate

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v. weaken

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expiate

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v. make amends for (a sin)

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evocative

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adj. tending to call up (emotions, memories)

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gadfly

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n. animal-biting fly; an irritating person

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forswear

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v. renounce; abandon

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forte

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n. strong point or special talent

30
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humane

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adj. marked by kindness or consideration

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gusto

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n. enjoyment; enthusiasm

32
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impenitent

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adj. not repentant

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implicit

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adj. understood but not stated

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iniquitous

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adj. wicked; immoral; unrighteous

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inebriated

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adj. habitually intoxicated; drunk

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irretrievable

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adj. impossible to recover or regain; irreparable

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interloper

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n. a person who interferes or meddles in the affairs of others; intruder

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laceration

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n. torn, ragged wound

39
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manifesto

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n. declaration; statement of policy

40
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mischance

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n. ill luck

41
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multiform

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adj. having many forms

42
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nonplus

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v. bring to halt by confusion; perplex

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outstrip

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v. surpass; outdo

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perforate

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v. pierce; put a hole through

45
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prototype

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n. original work used as a model by others

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pristine

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adj. characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled

47
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rampant

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adj. growing in profusion; unrestrained

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relinquish

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v. give up something with reluctance; yield

49
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reminiscence

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n. recollection

50
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recidivism

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n. habitual return to crime

51
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retinue

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n. following; attendants

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substantial

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adj. ample; solid; in essentials

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supercilious

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adj. arrogant; condescending; patronizing

54
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tempestuous

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adj. stormy; impassioned; violent

55
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protocol

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n. diplomatic etiquette(original draft)

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privation

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n. hardship; want

57
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unmitigated

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adj. unrelieved or immoderate; absolute

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upshot

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n. outcome

59
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tutelage

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n. guardianship; training

60
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entice

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v. lure; attract; tempt

SAT Barron's (60 decks)

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