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62 Cards in this Set
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vitriolic
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harsh in tone
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lugubrious
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mournful
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indolence
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sloth
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vituperative
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harshly abusive censure
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dearth
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scarce lack
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ephemeral
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lasting briefly
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pandit/pundit
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learned man
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altruism
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selflessness
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preponderance
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superiority in weight, etc
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milquetoast
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meek, timid
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penchant
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definite liking
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indefatigable
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tireless
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antipathy
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strong repugnance
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sardonic
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scornfully/cynically mocking
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sententious
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Abounding in pompous moralizing
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inexorable
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relentless
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unsullied
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fresh and clean
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wanton
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immoral
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aberrant
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deviating from expected course
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supercilious
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haughty disdain, showing
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affable
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amiable
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foible
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weakness or failing of character
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obstreperous
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defiant
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umbrage
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offense, resentment
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histrionic
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dramatic
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torpor
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inactivity/insensibility
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turgid
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excessive, complex
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portentous
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foreboding, significant/wonderful
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pallid
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wan
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servile
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submissive
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belie
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misrepresent
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specious
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deceptively attractive
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nostrum
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favorite but untested remedy
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parsimonious
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excessively frugal
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gregarious
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sociable
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placate
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to appease
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staccato
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abbrupt
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filial
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referring to a son/daughter
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simian
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ape or monkey
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incipient
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beginning to exist/appear
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fetid
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having an offensive odor
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capricious
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impulsive
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perfunctory
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routinely
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ambivalent
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uncertain
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notoriety
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of ill fame
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ascetic
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nun-like
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facetious
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humorous
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belie
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misrepresent
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specious
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deceptively attractive
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nostrum
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favorite but untested remedy
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parsimonious
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excessively frugal
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gregarious
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sociable
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placate
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to appease
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staccato
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abbrupt
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filial
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referring to a son/daughter
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simian
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ape or monkey
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incipient
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beginning to exist/appear
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fetid
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having an offensive odor
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capricious
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impulsive
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perfunctory
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routinely
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ambivalent
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uncertain
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notoriety
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of ill fame
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