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81 Cards in this Set
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lassitude
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lack of energy/interest
stolidity, listlessness |
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stolidity
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calm; little emotion
lassitude, listlessness |
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listlessness
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lacking energy
stolidity, lassitude |
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erratic
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irregular, unpredictable
capricious |
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effusive
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expressing feelings of gratitude
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allay
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to diminish
mitigate, palliate |
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palliate
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to make less severe
mitigate, allay |
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seemliness
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correct behavior
decorum, propriety |
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animosity
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strong hostility
animus, enmity |
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enmity
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hostile
animosity |
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din
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unpleasant noise
clamor |
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dissension
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disagreement
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contention
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heated disagreement
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dissent
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opinions that vary with previous ones
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strife
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heated disagreement
contention, dissension |
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dissidence
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protest against (official party)
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languid
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slow and relaxed
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docile
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ready to accept control/instruction
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ostentation
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excessive showiness
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inveterate
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deep-rooted; habitual
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qualms
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misgivings; reservations
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deposition
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to remove from office/power
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martial
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associated with war
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caustic
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biting in wit; sarcastic
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centurion
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commander of century in Roman Army
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fervid
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intensely emotional
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effrontery
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boldness; impudence
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augury
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sign of something coming (divination)
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nonplussed
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surprised; confused; baffled
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inured
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accustomed to accepting something desirable
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sublime
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lofty or grand
Mozarts sublime piano concerts. |
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belie
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to give false impression (LIE)
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blithe
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carefree; merry (BLISS)
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protraction
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increase in duration
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recalcitrant
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difficult to manage
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lachrymose
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teary; weepy
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repine
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to be discontented; to yearn; fret
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aver
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to state as a fact; confirm; support
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cosset
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to pamper or treat with care
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cupidity
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greet for material goods
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stigma
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a mark of shame or discredit
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emulate
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match or surpass
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archetypes
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ideal examples of a type
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eclipsed
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overshadowed
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luminary
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celebrity
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punitive
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punishing
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scintillation
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sparkliness (tiny trace of something)
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quittance
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discharging from debt
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cesure
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official reprimand
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irascible
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easily angered
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lambasted
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verbally attacked
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unhinged
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demented (mentally unbalanced)
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artless
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open; honest; without guile
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lieu
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in place of
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soporific
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sleep-inducing
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somniferous
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inducing sleep
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amendments
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corrections
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rectifications
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corrections
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accolades
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award
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retribution
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vengeance (rightful punishment)
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supplications
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humble requests (begging for somethings)
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gaffes
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errors
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trite
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commonplace
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patently
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obvious
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dreary
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dull; lifeless; depressing
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fastidious
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attentive to detail
punctilious |
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punctilious
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concerned with detail
fastidious |
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assiduous
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hardworking
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chary
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wary
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absolved
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forgave; relieved of obligation
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ascertained
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made sure of
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chastised
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to criticize severely
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effigy
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a representation or image
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magnanimity
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generous
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partisan
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biased; opinionated
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pundit
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expert
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raucous
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harsh noise
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embellish
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to make more interesting
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cordial
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friendly
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resolute
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determined
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submissive
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humbly obedient
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