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43 Cards in this Set
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Epitomized
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typified; characterized; personified
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Hidebound
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rigid in opinions
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Languish
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decay; fade away; get weaker
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Polemical
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causing debate or argument
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Restorative
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a tonic
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Thwart
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prevent; frustrate
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Adroit
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skilful / skillful
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Pontificate
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speak pompously or dogmatically
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Reticent
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restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative
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Tirade
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stream of verbal abuse, diatribe
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Bristle
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to show irritation
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Histrionic
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theatrical; exaggerated
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Titter
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giggle quietly
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Broach
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start to discuss; approach
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Tome
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large book
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Brusque
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blunt; abrupt
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Defoliate
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cause leaves to fall off
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Poseur
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someone who puts on an act
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Riddled
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full of (usually full of holes)
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Bulwark
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fortification; barricade; wall
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Defunct
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no longer in existence
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Hyperbole
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grossly exaggerated speech
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Odious
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hateful
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Rife
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common
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Torpor
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dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity
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Legion
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in large numbers
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Officious
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domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
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Posthumous
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after death
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Rigor
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thoroughness
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Totter
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walk unsteadily like teetor tooter back and forth
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Augury
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prediction, looking for omens [augur (v)]
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Penchant
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inclination; leaning; tendency; predilection
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Repine
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fret; be discontented
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Feint
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pretended attack; a move intended to deceive
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Inured
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hardened; habituated
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Mettlesome
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spirited [mettle (n)]
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Touting
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advertising; supporting [tout (v)]
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Caret
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punctuation mark signifying omission
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Extirpation
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wiping out; complete destruction [extirpate (v)]
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Gaffe
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blunder; social mistake
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Hortatory
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encouraging; exhorting
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Opprobrious
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expressing great scorn [opprobrium (n)]
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Recumbent
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reclining; lying down
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