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30 Cards in this Set
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lofty
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haughty; overly proud
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garish
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flashy; loud
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baroque
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extravagantly ornate and convoluted in style
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dogged
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determined; unwilling to give up
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inexorable
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relentless
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intransigent
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uncompromising
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly rebellious
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tenacious
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holding firmly; persistent
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disputatious
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inclined to arguing
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obdurate
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intractable; not easily persuaded
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intractable
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hard to manage; stubborn
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odious
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worthy of dislike; arousing feelings of dislike
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malefactor
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an evildoer
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abominable
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loathsome; unpleasant
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avarice
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extreme greed
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bigotry
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intolerance toward those who are different
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curmudgeon
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a cranky person
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misanthrope
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one who hates humankind
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perfidy
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deliberate breach of trust; treachery
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charlatan
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a fraud; a quack
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machination
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a crafty scheme
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bilk
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to cheat, to swindle
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filch
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to steal
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fleece
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to defraud of money, to swindle
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dupe
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one who is easily deceived
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ascetic
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one who lives a holy life of self-denial
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anarchist
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one who opposes all political authority
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nihilist
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one who rejects moral distinctions and knowable "truths"
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despot
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a tyrant; one who rules oppressively
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sybarite
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an individual who seeks luxury
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