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60 Cards in this Set
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churlish
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boorish; vulgar; loutish; difficult and intractable (adj)
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coalesce
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to come together; to fuse or unite (verb)
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coda
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concluding section of a musical or literary piece (noun(
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coeval
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of the same period; coexisting (adj)
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commensurate
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matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree, size or amount
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contemn
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to scorn or despise (verb)
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contumacious
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insubordinate; rebellious (adj)
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corrigible
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capable of being set right; correctable; reparable (adj)
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countenance
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to approve of or tolerate; face; composure (verb/noun)
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cozen
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to deceive, beguile, or hoodwink (verb)
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craven
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contemptibly fainthearted; lacking any courage (adj)
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curmudgeon
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a crusty, ill-tempered coot; a misantrope (noun)
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daunt
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to cow or dismay (verb)
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debacle
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rout; fiasco; complete failure
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decorous
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correct; formal; marked by decorum
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defalcate
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to embezzle or misappropriate (verb)
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denigrate
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to blacken; to belittle; to sully; to defame; to disparage (verb)
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denouncement
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an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot (noun)
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deposition
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accretion, depositing; building up layer by layer; official testimony (noun)
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deprecate
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to disparage or belittle; to put down (verb)
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depredate
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to plunder, pillage, ravage, or destroy; to exploit in a predatory manner (verb)
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derivative
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unoriginal; obtained from another source (adj)
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descant
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to comment at length (verb)
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descry
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to discriminate or discern (verb)
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desuetude
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disuse (noun)
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desultory
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random; thoughtless; marked by a lack of plan or purpose (adj)
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detraction
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slandering; verbal attack; aspersion (noun)
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diaphanous
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transparent; gauzy (adj)
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diffident
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reserved, shy, or unassuming; lacking in self-confidence (adj)
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digress
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to stray from the point; to go off on a tangent (verb)
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dilatory
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causing delay; procrastinating (adj)
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din
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loud, sustained noise (noun)
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dirge
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a song of grief or lamentation (noun)
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disaffect
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to estrange or alienate the affection of (verb)
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discomfit
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to defeat; to put down (verb)
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discursive
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digressive; passing from one topic to another (adj)
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dissolution
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disintegration; looseness in morals (noun)
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distention
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the state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape (noun)
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distrait
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distracted; absent-minded especially due to anxiety (adj)
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doggerel
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trivial, poorly constructed verse (adj)
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dross
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slag, waste, or foreign matter; impurity, surface scum (noun)
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dulcet
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melodious; harmonious; mellifluous (adj)
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dynamo
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generator; forceful, energetic person (noun)
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eclectic
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culled from many sources (adj)
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edacious
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voracious, devouring (adj)
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edifying
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enlightening (verb)
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effluvia
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outflow in a stream of particles; a noxious odor or vapor (noun)
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effrontery
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boldness; impudence; arrogance (noun)
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effusive
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gushing; excessively demonstrative (adj)
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egress
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exit (noun)
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encominum
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glowing and enthusiastic praise; panegyric, tribute; eulogy (noun)
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endemic
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restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous (adj)
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engender
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to cause; to produce; to give rise to (verb)
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enormity
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excessive wickedness; evilness (noun)
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ephemeral
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evanescent; fleeting; short-lived (adj)
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epicure
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one devoted to sensual pleasure, particularly in food and drink; gourmand; sybarite (noun)
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episodic
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loosely connected; not flowing logically (adj)
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epithet
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disparaging word or phrase (noun)
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epitome
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embodiment; quintessence (noun)
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equanimity
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composure; self-possession (noun)
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