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63 Cards in this Set
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pedantic
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showy about knowlege
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Paedere
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Grandiose
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ridiculously exaggerated
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grandis
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bombastic
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using inflated language
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pompous
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possessing excessive self-esteem
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pomp
ous |
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lofty
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overly proud
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ornate
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overly decorated
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ornatus
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opulence
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luxuriousness
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opulentus
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pretentious
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ostentatious
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gaudy
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showy in a tasteless way
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dogged
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unwilling to give up
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inexorable
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relentless
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in
exorabilis |
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obstinate
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stubborn
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obstinatus
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intransigent
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uncompromising
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in
transigente |
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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contendere
ious |
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pertinacity
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stubbornness
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per
tenax |
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steadfast
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unchanging
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stede
foest |
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly rebellious
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obdurate
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not easily persuaded
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obdurare
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intractable
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stubborn
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in
tract |
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adamant
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refusing to yield
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adamas
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litigious
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prone to bringing lawsuits
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lis
agere |
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adroit
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skillful
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unerring
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perfect
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un
err |
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paragon
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perfection
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para
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deft
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skillful
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preeminent
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outstanding
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discerning
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showing good judgment or keen insight
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dis
cernere |
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consummate
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perfect
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con
summus |
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dexterous
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skillful with the hands
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dexter
ous |
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nefarious
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sinful
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ne
fas |
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odious
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worthy of dislike
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odiosus
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malefactor
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an evildoer
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mal
facere |
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avarice
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extreme greed
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bigotry
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intolerance toward those who are different
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miserly
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lacking generosity
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mis
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inimical
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unfriendly
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in
amicus |
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curmudgeon
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a cranky person
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misanthrope
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one who hate humankind
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mis
anthro |
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charlatan
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a fraud
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chiarlatino
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ruse
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a crafty scheme
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subterfuge
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a scheme
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subter
fugere |
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dupe
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one who is easily deceived
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pilfer
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to steal
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swindle
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to cheat
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embezzle
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to steal money from one's employer
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machination
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a crafty scheme
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machina
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bilk
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to cheat
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filch
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to steal
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fleece
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to defraud money
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hedonist
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a pleasure seeker
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hedone
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ascetic
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one who lives a holy life of self-denial
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asketes
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nihilist
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one who rejects moral distinctions and knowable "truths"
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despot
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a tyrant
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despotes
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narcissist
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one in love with his/her own image
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zealot
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one who engages passionately in a cause
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sybarite
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an individual who seeks luxury
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vindicate
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to clear from blame
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assuage
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to soothe the anger of
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mollis
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exonerate
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to clear from accusation
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ex
onus |
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exculpate
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to free from blame
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ex
culpa |
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invigorate
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to energize
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in
vigor ate |
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emollient
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a substance that softens
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mollis
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absolve
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to pardon
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ab
solvere |