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50 Cards in this Set
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dregs
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sediment; worthless residue
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arbitrary
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based or random personal choice or whim rather than reason; (of a ruling body) unrestricted and autocratic in the use of authority
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ductile
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malleable; flexible; pliable
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pliable
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easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
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duplicity
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double-dealing; hypocrisy
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stingy
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reluctant to spend or give, ungenerous; scanty or meager
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egregious
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notorious; gross; shocking
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eloquence
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expressiveness; persuasive speech
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elucidate
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explain; enlighten
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emanate
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issue forth
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emulate
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imitate; rival
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encumber
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burden
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engender
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produce
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting
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equivocal
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ambiguous; intentionally misleading
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espouse
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adopt; support
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euphonious
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pleasing in sound
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excuplate
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clear from blame
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expedient
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suitable to achieve a particular end; practical; politic
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expedite
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hasten
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extrapolate
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infer; project from known data into the unknown; make a conjecture
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fallacious
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false; misleading
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fallible
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liable to err
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fastidious
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difficult to please; squeamish
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fester
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provoke keen irritation or resentment
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fetid
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having a foul, disgusting odor
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fetter
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shackle
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firebrand
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hothead; troublemaker
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folible
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weakness; slight fault
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forbearance
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patience
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fortuitous
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accidental; by chance
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genealogy
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record of descent; lineage
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germane
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pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand
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pertinent
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relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite
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apposite
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apt in the circumstances or in relation to something
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gratuitous
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given freely; unwarranted
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gregarious
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sociable
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harangue
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noisy speech
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herculean
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very strong; extremely difficult to perform; like the mythological hero Hercules
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hermatic
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sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
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husband
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use sparingly; conserve; save
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hypocritical
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pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
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iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions
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ignoble
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unworthy; base in nature; not noble
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imbibe
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drink in
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imbue
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permeate completely; dye thoroughly; fill
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permeate
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spread throughout; be perceived throughout
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immutable
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unchangable
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impassable
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not able to be traveled or crossed
predicament offering no escape; deadlock |
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impecunious
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without money
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