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52 Cards in this Set
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incessant
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continuing without interruption; nonstop
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Eloquent
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Extremely expressive in speech, writing or movement.
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Latent
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laying hidden or undeveloped
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Diffedent
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Lacking self-confidence; timid
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Malcontent
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Dissatisfied with existing conditions.
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Eminent
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Standing out; renowned ; distinguished; prominent
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Wince
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to flinch; to shrink back or start aside, as from a blow or pain.
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Prudent
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Cautious ; discreet; exercising good judgement
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Augment
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to make or become bigger.
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Ebullience
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Enthusiastic ; bubbling with excitement.
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Rhetoric
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The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively ; over-elaborate language
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Dogmatic
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characterized by an authoritative, often arrogant, assertion of opinions or beliefs.
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Philippic
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a verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, insulting language; a. tirade
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Pandemic
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widespread ; general
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succinct
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brief and to the point; concise and terse
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corcumspect
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cautious;heedful of of situations and potential consequences
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abstract
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difficult to understand ; impersonal ; theoretical
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defunct
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dead or inactive ; having ceased to exist
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Palpable
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capable of being touched or felt.
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Accountable
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responsible; liable ; answerable
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Ostensible
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appearing as such ; possible
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Pliable
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receptive to change; easily persuaded or controlled; easily bent or twisted
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Adroit
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skillful; deft
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Bauble
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A small, inexpensive trinket
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Idyllic
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charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful
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Cryptic
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having an ambigous or hidden meaning
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Choleric
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hot tempered; quick to anger
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Emphatic
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forcibly expressive
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peccadillo
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a small sin
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logistics
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the details of an operation
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Skullduggery
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trickery; underhandedness
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Ancillary
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helping; providing assistance; subordinate
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Sedentary
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characterized by or requiring much sitting; accustomed to little exercise
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Cursory
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rapid and superficial; performed with haste and scant attention to detail.
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Tawdry
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gaudy and cheap in appearance or nature
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Predatory
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customizing or destroying others for one's own gain; pillaging
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symmetry
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exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line
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ambilatory
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of or for walking; capable of walking
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idolatry
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blind or excessive devotion to something.
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Pecuniary
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consisting of or relating to money
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Panorama
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an unbroken view of a wide area
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Saga
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a long story. often telling the history of a family
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malodorous
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smelly. nicer way of saying something smells funny
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Corpulent
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fat; obese
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Panorama
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An unbroken view of a wide area.
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Plethora
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A state of excessive fullness; superabundance
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Gradient
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A rate of inclination; a slope
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Adherent
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A follower of a leader; supporter
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Vent
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A means of escape or release; an outlet; a small hole
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Armament
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military supplies and weapons; the process of arming for way
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Presentiment
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A sense that something is about to occur; a premonition
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Circumvent
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To surround; enclose; bypass
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