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50 Cards in this Set
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mealymouthed
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indirect in speech; hypocritical
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mediate
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settle a dispute through the services of an outsider
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mellifluous
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sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious
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merchantile
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concerning trade
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mercurial
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capricious; changing; fickle
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ministration
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act of giving care; attending to someone's needs
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misanthrope
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one who hates humankind
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misconstrue
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interpret incorrectly; misjudge
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misnomer
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wrong name; incorrect designation
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moratorium
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suspension of activity; authorized period of delay
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nadir
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lowest point
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naivete
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quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
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neologism
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new or newly coined word or phrase
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neophyte
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recent convert; beginner
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nonentity
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person or thing of no importance; nonexistent
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nucleus
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central point or core; component of protoplasm; central part of an atom
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protoplasm
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the colorless material comprising the living part of a cell including the organelles
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obfuscate
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confuse; muddle; make unclear
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oblique
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indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line)
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oblivion
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obscurity; forgetfulness
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obsolescent
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going out of use
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obtrude
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push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; butt in; stick out or extrude
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extrude
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thrust or force out; shape (a material such as metal or plastic) by forcing it through a die
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officious
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meddlesome; excessively pushing in offering one's services
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opportunist
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individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
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opprobrium
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public disgrace or reproach; vilification
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overbearing
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bossy; arrogant; decisively important
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olfactory
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concerning the sense of smell
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opportunist
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individual who sacraficies principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
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opprobrium
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public disgrace or reproach; vilification
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overbearing
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bossy; arrogant; decisively important
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palatable
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agreeable; pleasing to the taste
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panacea
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cure-all; remedy for all diseases
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parable
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short tale illustrating a moral principle
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pastoral
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rural; simple and peaceful
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paucity
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scarcity; lack
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perceptive
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insightful; aware; wise
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perdition
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damnation; complete ruin
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peremptory
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demanding and leaving no choice
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perfidious
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treacherous; disloyal
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perfunctory
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superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiam
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perpetrate
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commit an offense
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peruse
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read with care
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pervasive
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pervading; spread through every part
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perverse
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stubbornly wrong headed; wicked and perverted
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petulant
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touchy; peevich
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phlegmatic
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not easily excited to action or emotional displays; calm; sluggish
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pique (2 definitions)
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provoke or arouse; annoy
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polemical
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aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
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