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90 Cards in this Set
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licentious
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sexually unrestrained immoral or wicked
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corroborate
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to confirm or make certain: esp. for someone's story
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malevolent
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evil; wishing evil or harm on others
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incredulous
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not believing; skeptical
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vindictive
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wanting revenge
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trepidation
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a fear so great that it causes trembling or quivering
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spurious
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not real or genuine, counterfeit or of illegitimate birth
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rancorous
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full of bitterness and resentmet; unforgiving
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assiduous
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constant, working diligently, persevering
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tempest
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a violent windstorm; a violent commotion or distraction
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impetus
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a driving force, impulse, stimulus
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heathen
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someone who does no worship the God of the Bible and Koran; an irreligious
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demagogue
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someone who gets power by stimulating people's emotions and prejudices
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intrepid
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fearless
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cajole
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to coax, to persuade someone using flattery or promises
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anachronism
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something outside of its time
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ardent
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intense feeling,, passionate, burning
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audacious
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bold and daring
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austere
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serious, strict, severely simple
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daunt
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to intimidate or cause a loss of courage
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ignominious
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humiliating, deserving disgrace or shame
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lurid
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shocking, horrible, gruesome, revolting
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melancholy
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gloomy, sad, depressed
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obeisance
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a gesture to show respect
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palpable
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obvious or tangible
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pestilent
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harmful and likely to spread; annoying
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placid
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calm and peaceful
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robust
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strong, healthy, rough
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scrupulous
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precise, exact
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urbane
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socialy polished and sophisticated; cool
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brusque
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abrupt in manner, blunt, rough
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censure
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to critisize or express strong disapproval
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dissent
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to differ in feeling or opinion, especially from the majority
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dubious
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doubtful, questionable, of uncertain outcome
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incendiary
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literal: used to set something on fire
figurative: tending to arouse conflict |
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plight
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an upsetting or distressing situation or condition
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pusillanimous
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lacking courage, cowardly
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sagacious
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showing common sense, wise
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strife
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a bitter struggle, fight, competition
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taught
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pulled tightly with no slack
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tonsure
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partially shaved part of head, usually describes someone entering the priesthood
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trangress
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to break a law
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ubiquitous
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seeming to be everywhere at the same time
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vagrancy
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the state of wandering place to place with no means of support
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voracious
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craving or eating a lot of food; very eager
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convivial
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fond of feasting, drinking, and good company, jovial
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corpulent
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obese, bulky in body
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disconcerting
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disturbing; throwing into disorder or confusion
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disparity
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a difference, esp. lack of similarity or inequality
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exultant
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feeling great joy or happiness, triumphant
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gaudy
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showing, flasy, ornamental
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infinitesimal
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tiny, immesurably small
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ingratiate
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to suck up, put yourself in good favor
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juxtapose
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to put multiple things close together
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loquacious
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excessively talkative
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portentous
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momentous or pompous, self-important
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punctilious
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strict in following the formalities of conduct
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somnambulist
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sleepwalker
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superfluous
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more than necessary, excessive
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truculent
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aggressively hostile, belligerent
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beseech
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to beg eagerly and urgently
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conspicuous
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attracting attention, easily seen
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facetious
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not meant to be taken seriously or literally
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forlorn
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miserable, dreary, lonely, sad, hopeless, wretched, forsaken, desolate
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graft
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the act of getting ahead in a dishonest or unfair way
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indict
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to charge with or accuse of a crime
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indifference
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a feeling of not caring, lack of interst or concern
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insinuate
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to suggest or imply something subtly
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ludicrous
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laughable because of absurdity
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mendacious
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telling lies habitually, dishonest
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ominous
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threatening, foreboding, foretelling evil or harm
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raucous
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harsh, rowdy, disorderly
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stymie
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to present an obstacle or stand in the way, block progress, hinder
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succumb
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to give in, to submit, to surrender
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tact
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character trait of being skillful in not offending anyone
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apprise
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to inform or give notice
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balk
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to refuse firmly and abruptly
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elude
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to avoid capture or detention; to escape comprehension
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feign
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to fake or put on an appearance
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feral
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wild, undomesticated, uncultured
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fickle
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likely to change, not constant or loyal
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formidable
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strong; causing fear or apprehension; intimidating
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gore
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blood, esp. clotted
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laudable
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worthy of praise
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mundane
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commonplace, ordinary, dull
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nominal
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minimal in comparison to actual value
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obstinate
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stubbornly sticking to a purpose, opinion, or plan of action
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rectitude
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moral correctness, rightneousness
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reticent
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inclined to keep one's thoughts and feelings to oneself
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tantalize
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to torment with something desired but out of reach
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