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64 Cards in this Set
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adulatory
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praising or admiring excessively; fawning on.
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reprehensible
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Deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy
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inherently
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involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit
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philistines
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a person who is guided by materialism and is usually disdainful of intellectual or artistic values
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pendants
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Something suspended from something else, especially an ornament or piece of jewelry attached to a necklace or bracelet.
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apologists
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one who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something
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kleptomaniacs
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a person who has a persistent neurotic impulse to steal especially without economic motive
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dilettantes
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an admirer or lover of the arts
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zealots
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A fanatically committed person.
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equivocal
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subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse; undecided
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impertinent
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irrevalent
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categorical
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Being without exception or qualification; absolute.
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substantiates
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to support with proof or evidence
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illusory
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based on or producing illusion : DECEPTIVE
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tonic
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refreshing
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enervating
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to reduce the mental or moral vigor of
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insurgence
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he action or an instance of rebellion
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plethora
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excess
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calumny
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act of uttering false misrepresntations
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breadth
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scope
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economy
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saving
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intricacy
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the state of being complex
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gusto
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enthusiastic and vigorous enjoyment or appreciation
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inane
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lacking significance, meaning, or point : SILLY
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fatuous
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complacently or inanely foolish : SILLY
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salubrious
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favorable to or promoting health or well-being
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prophetic
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foretelling events : PREDICTIVE
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irreconcilable
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unable to resolve
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exacerbated
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to make more severe
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rectified
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to correct by removing errors : ADJUST
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imponderable
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incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
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prescient
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foreknowledge of events: a : divine omniscience b : human anticipation of the course of events : FORESIGHT
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aggravate
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to make worse, more serious, or more severe : intensify
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weather
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to bear up against and come safely through
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incoherent
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lacking clarity or intelligibility : INCOMPREHENSIBLE
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capricious
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IMPULSIVE, UNPREDICTABLE
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extradition
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Legal surrender of a fugitive to the jurisdiction of another state, country, or government for trial.
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embezzlement
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To take (money, for example) for one's own use in violation of a trust.
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subordinate
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To put in a lower or inferior rank or class.
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ulterior
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more distant
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introvert
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a reserved or shy person
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hedonist
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the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life
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stint
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to restrain within certain limits : CONFINE
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temporize
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To act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision
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austerely
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morally strictly
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anomalous
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inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : IRREGULAR, UNUSUAL
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urbane
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Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner.
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enviable
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highly desirable
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imperious
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Arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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convivial
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sociable; gregarious
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inordinate
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exceeding reasonable limits : IMMODERATE
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unassailable
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not liable to doubt, attack, or question
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disparaging
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to lower in rank or reputation : DEGRADE
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cursory
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rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : HASTY
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scanty
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Insufficient, as in extent or degree.
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untenable
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not able to be defended
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antiquarianism
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: dealing in old or rare books
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anachronism
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an error in chronology
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assiduously
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Constant in application or attention; diligently
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timorous
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expressing or suggesting lack of courage
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rancorous
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marked by bitterness and resentment
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redoubtable
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causing fear or alarm : FORMIDABLE
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subsequent
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Following in time or order; succeeding.
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perfunctory
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Acting with indifference; showing little interest or care.
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