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27 Cards in this Set
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Verbose
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Loquacious, wordy
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Pedant
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Obfuscator, hair-splitter
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Endemic
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Prevalent, common
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Odious
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Repulsive, hateful
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Aesthete
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Lover of beauty
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Pugnacious
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Aggressive
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Coquettish
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Flirtatious
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Decorous
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Well-behaved
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Aspersion
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Slanderous remark
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Gratuitous
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Unnecessary
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Cantilevered
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Projection supported at one end
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Incarnate
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In the flesh
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Escalate
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Intensify
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Innocuous
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Harmless
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Acrimonious
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Hostile
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Epithets
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Descriptive words added to name
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Nuance
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Shade, degree
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Ignominy
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Disgrace
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Inert
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Motionless
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Nebulous
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Ill-defined
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Machinations
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Intrigues, plotting
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Convivial
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Friendly, warm
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Gyrate
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Rotate, swivel
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Shamble
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Shuffle
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Melee
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Skirmish
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Chortle
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Chuckle
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Aver
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Profess
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