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97 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to reduce amount
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abscond
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to leave secretly
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aggrandize
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to increase in power, influence, and reputation
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amalgamate
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to combine; mix together
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anachronism
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something out of place and time
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antipathy
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extreme dislike
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arbitrate
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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
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ardor
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intense and passionate feeling
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assuage
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to make something unpleasant less severe
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attenuate
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to reduce in force or degree; to weaken
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banal
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predictable, cliched, boring
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bombastic
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pompous is speech or manner
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cacophony
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harsh, jarring noise
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capricious
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changing one's mind quickly and often
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caustic
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biting wit
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credulous
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trusting; gullible
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crescendo
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steadily increasing volume or force
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deference
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respect; courtesy
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desiccate
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to dry out thoroughly
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desultory
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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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diatribe
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an abusive, condemnatory speech
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diffident
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lacking self conscious
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dilatory
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intended to delay
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dilettante
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someone with an amateurish interest in topic
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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disabuse
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a set right; to free from error
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disparate
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fundamentally different; entirely unlike
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dissemble
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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
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dissonance
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a harsh and disagreeable combination; often sounds
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dogma
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a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief
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dogmatic
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dictatorial in ones belief
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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elegy
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sorrowful poem or speech
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enervate
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to reduce in strength
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engender
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to produce, cause or bring about
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enigma
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puzzle or mystery
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ephemeral
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lasting for a short time
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equivocate
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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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erudite
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learned; scholarly; bookish
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esoteric
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known or understood by few
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estimable
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admirable
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eulogy
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speech in praise of someone
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euphemism
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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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exculpate
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to clear from blame; prove innocent
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exigent
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urgent; requiring immediate action
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exonerate
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to clear from blame
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fervid
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intensely emotional;feverish
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florid
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excessively decorated or embellished
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foment
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to arouse of excite
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garrulous
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tending to talk a lot
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gregarious
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outgoing, sociable
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guile
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deceit or trickery
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iconoclast
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, or traditions
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impetuous
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quickly to act without thinking
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implacable
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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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inchoate
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not fully formed; disorganized
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inimical
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hostile; unfriendly
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innocuous
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unfriendly
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insipid
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lacking interest or flavor
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intransigent
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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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inundate
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to overwhelm; to cover with water
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laconic
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using few words
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laud
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to give praise; glorify
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lavish
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to give unsparingly; extremely generous or extravagant
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malinger
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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misanthrope
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someone who dislikes others
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obdurate
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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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obsequious
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overly submissive and eager to please
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obstinate
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stubborn unyielding
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pbviate
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to prevent; to make unnecessary
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occlude
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to stop up; to prevent the passage of
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onerous
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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
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ostentation
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excessive showiness
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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pedant
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someone who shows of learning
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perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way; indifferent
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precipitate
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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prevaricate
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to lie or deviate from the truth
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prodigal
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lavish; wasteful
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proliferate
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to increase in number quickly
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propitiate
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to conciliate
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propriety
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correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
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quiescent
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motionless
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rarefy
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to make thinner or sparser
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repudiate
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to reject the validity of
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reticent
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silent or reserved
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satiate
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to satisfy fully or overindulged
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soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy
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specious
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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stolid
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unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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sublime
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lofty or grand
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tacit
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done without using words
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taciturn
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silent; not talkative
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torpor
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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venerate
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to respect deeply
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