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34 Cards in this Set
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dormant
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sleeping
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desultory
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aimless
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indeterminate
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uncertain
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mollify
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soothe
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reticent
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reserved; uncommunicative
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craven
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cowardly
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audacious
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daring; bold
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prohibitive
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tending to prevent the purchase or use of something
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soporific
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sleep causing
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adulterate
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make impure
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deterrent
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something that discourages
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derivative
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unoriginal
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partisan
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one-sided
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grandiloquent
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pompous; bombastic - language that is full of long or pretentious words, used to impress others
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bombastic
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pompous
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diffuse
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wordy
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laconic
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brief and to the point
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maverick
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rebel; nonconformist
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dissemble
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disguise; pretend
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prevaricate
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lie
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cacophonous
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discordant
1- in disagreement, or incompatible 2-consisting of sounds, usually musical notes, that are harsh, unpleasant, or clashing |
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indolent
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lazy
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precarious
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uncertain; risky
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pragmatic
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practical
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futile
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useless
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coda
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concluding section of a musical or literary composition
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tirade
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denuntiation, harangue
a long angry speech, usually of criticism or denunciation |
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eulogy
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expression of praise
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extrapolation
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projection; conjecture
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innocuous
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harmless
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phlegmatic
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calm; easily disturbed
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opprobrium
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infamy
1- scorn 2- something or somebody that brings shame or disgrace |
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propitiate
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appease
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lucid
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easily understood; clear; intelligible
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