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68 Cards in this Set
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repudiate (V)
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cast off, disavow, disown, reject the authority of
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emulate (V)
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imitate, rival
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reserve (A)
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self-restraint, formal but distant, avoidance of intimacy
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intimacy (N)
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a close association, relationship
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endorse (V)
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approve, give public support
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resigned (A)
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accepting one's fate, unresistant, patiently submissive
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resolution (N)
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determination
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ephemeral (A)
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short-lived, transient, fleeting
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reticent (A)
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silent, uncommunicative, taciturn
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equivocal (A)
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ambiguous, intentionally misleading, opening to more than one intepretation
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retract (V)
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withdraw, take back
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erudite (A)
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scholarly, possessing great knowledge
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esoteric (A)
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hard to understand, secret
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satirical (A)
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ironic, sardonic
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eulogy (N)
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tribute, expression of praise
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scrupulous (A)
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conscientious and exact, thorough
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exacerbate (V)
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worsen, aggravate
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scrutiny (N)
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close interpretation and examination, inspection
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exemplary (A)
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serving as a model, outstanding, worthy of imitation
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skeptic (N)
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doubter
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expedient (A)
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suitable, practical, profitable, advantageous
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soporific (A)
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sleep-causing,marked by sleepiness
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explicit (A)
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totally clear
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specious (A)
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superficially plausible
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extol (V)
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glorify, praise highly
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sporadic (A)
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superfluous, unessential
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strident (A)
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loud and harsh, shrill
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extricate (V)
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free, release from difficulty, distangle
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subside (V)
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abide, settle down
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exuberance (N)
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joyful enthusiasm, unrestrained vigor and joy
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substantiate (V)
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verify, affirm
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fallacious (A)
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logically unsound, misleading
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succinct (A)
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brief, terse, compact
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fastidious (A)
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hard to please, squeamish
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superficial (A)
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on the surface, external, trivial
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feasible (A)
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reasonable
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superfluous (A)
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unnecessary, excessive
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fervor (N)
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passionate intensity of feeling
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vigor (N)
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physical or mental energy or power
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ardor (N)
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great warmth of feeling
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surpass (V)
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exceed, go beyond, transcend
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flagrant (A)
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blatant, egregious, conspicuously wicked
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surreptitious (A)
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furtive, secret
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frivolous (A)
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lacking in seriousness
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indulgent (A)
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easy-going permissive
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taciturn (A)
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habitually silent, disclined to talk
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furtive (A)
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surreptitious, sneaky, secret
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terse (A)
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brief, short
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garrulous (A)
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gabby, chatty, talkative
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transient (A)
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short-lived, ephemeral
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gravity (N)
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seriousness, solemnity
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peek (V)
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to look or glance secretly
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gregarious (A)
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sociable
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turbulent (A)
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tumultuous, chaotic
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venerate (V)
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revere, regard with esteem
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vacillate (V)
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waver, hesitate
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oscillate (V)
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fluctuate, waver, hesitate
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heresy (N)
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unorthodox doctrine
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usurp (V)
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seize another's power, rank, authority
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haughtiness (N)
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cunning, arrogance
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undermine (V)
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weaken, sap, chip away
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guile (N)
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deceit, duplicity, wiliness
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verbose (A)
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talkative, long-winded, wordy
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volatile (A)
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changeable by vaporization
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whimsical (A)
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capricious, quirky, fanciful
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zealot (N)
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person who shows excessive religious or political fervor
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devout (N)
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person who devotes to divine worship or service
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fanatic (N)
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a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
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