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50 Cards in this Set
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Ruthless
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pitiless
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Soporific
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causing sleep
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Apposite
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appropriate
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Coalesce
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fuse; merge
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Discursive
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rambling from one subject to another
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Excoriate
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scold severely
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Inordinate
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excessive
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Plagiarism
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stealing another's ideas
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Specious
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outwardly reasonable
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Apt
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likely; fit; skillful
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Disparage
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belittle
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Exculpate
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free of guilt
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Inscrutable
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incomprehensible
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Platitude
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a hackneyed remark
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Splenetic
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melancholy
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Arbiter
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judge
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Coerce
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compel
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Cogent
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strongly persuasive or compelling
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Disparate
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completely different
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Execration
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curse
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Insidious
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treacherous
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Plausible
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seemingly trustworthy or reasonable
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Sporadic
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scattered
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Arbitrary
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biased; prejudiced
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Cogitate
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ponder or consider deeply
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Disparity
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inequality
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Exigency
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pressing need
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Insipid
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flat; tasteless
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Plebeian
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common; relating to the common people
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Spurious
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not genuine
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Arboreal
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pertaining to trees
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Cognizant
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aware
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Disseminate
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disperse
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Exigent
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pressing
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Intangible
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vague; incapable of being touched
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Plebiscite
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vote by people
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Squalid
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filthy
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Argot
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slang
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Collaborate
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work together
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Dissolute
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dissipated
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Exotic
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strange; foreign
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Integrity
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uprightness; honesty
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Plethora
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superabundance
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Staid
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very grave
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Aroma
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scent; smell
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Comely
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pleasant to look at
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Distrait
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absent-minded
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Expatiate
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talk or write at great length
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Interdict
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forbid
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Poignant
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keen; touching
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