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30 Cards in this Set
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Meticulous
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excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
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Misanthrope
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one who hates mankind
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Mitigate
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appease; moderate
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Mollify
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soothe
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Morose
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ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
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Mundane
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worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
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Negate
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cancel out; nullify; deny
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Neophyte
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recent convert; beginner
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Obdurate
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adj. stubborn
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Obsequious
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lavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
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Obviate
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make unnecessary; get rid of
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Occlude
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shut; close
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Officious
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meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one’s services
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Onerous
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burdensome
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Opprobrium
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infamy; vilification
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Oscillate
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vibrate; waver
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Ostentatious
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showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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Paragon
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model of perfection
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Partisan
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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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Pathological
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pertaining to disease
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Paucity
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Scarcity
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Pedantic
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showing off learning; bookish
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Penchant
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strong inclination; liking
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Penury
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severe poverty; stinginess
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Perennial
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something long-lasting
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Perfidious
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treacherous; disloyal
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Perfunctory
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superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm
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Permeable
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penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
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Pervasive
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spread throughout
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Phlegmatic
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calm; not easily disturbed
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