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51 Cards in this Set
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inadvertent
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careless; unintentional
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volatile
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unstable, changeable
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traumatic
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causing a vilent injury
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concussion
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mild brain injury
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circumlocutory
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being too long, indirect way of expressing sth
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ungainly
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awkward, lacking grace
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progeny
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offspirngs
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digress
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to stray from the subject
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wanton
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unruly, excessive, unrestrained
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inert
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not chemically reactive; inactive
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feasible
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reasonable; practical
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incessant
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constant; continue; unceasing
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unceasing
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never stopping
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cease
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stop sth
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heresy
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opinion contrary to popular or religious belief
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realm
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an area
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sporadic
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rarely occurring, not epidemic, intermittent
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abstinence
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restraint from indulging a desire for sth; self-control
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obligatory
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mandatory; necessary; legally or morally binding
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allusion
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an indirect reference
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abstemious
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not indulging in excessive eating or drinking
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soliloquy
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talking when alone (usually on stage)
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indolent
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lazy
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heed
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paying serious attention to a warning or advice
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dogmatic
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expressing rigid opinions; related to religious beliefs
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contest
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1. competition. 2. to challenge
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muse
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to think or speak meditatively
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illuminate
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1. shine light on sb or sth. 2. to clarify sth
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rarefy
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to make less dense, refined
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recluse
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solitary person, or a solitary lifestyle
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relinquish
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cede sth; to abondon; to let go
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hedonism
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seeking of pleasure
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exonerate
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free sb from blame or obligation
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obligation
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duty b/c of legal or moral
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plaintive
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sad or mournful
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unequivocal
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clear, definite
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panegyric
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high praise
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prevaricate
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to speak equivocally or evasive
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diffuse
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spread out; verbose, wordy, not focused
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monologue
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long speech by one actor
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incisive
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to be acute or penetrating
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pallid
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pale, colorless; sallow
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tenacious
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persistently holding to sth
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ostentatious
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extravagantly showy
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grandiose
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magnificent; flamboyant (showy)
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frugality
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thirft
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erratic
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irregular; unpredictable
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disputatious
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argumentative; inclined to disputes
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copious
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full of information
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caustic
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sarcastic
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hindrance
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obstacle, sth in way
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