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44 Cards in this Set
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Harangue
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noisy, attackin speech
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Bombast
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arrogant, pompous language
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Bigot
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narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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Absolution
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forgiveness; pardon; release
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Ensconce
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establish firmly in a position
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Abstruse
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difficult to understand; obscure
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Repudiate
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shun; eschew
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Lampoon
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ridicule; spoof
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Laconic
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using few words; brief; to the point
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Abrogate
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cancel; deny; repeal
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Engender
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cause
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Abrasive
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rough; coarse; harsh
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Replete
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full
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Obdurate
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stubborn
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Odious
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hateful
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Obsequious
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servile; submissive
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Languid
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tired; slow
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Languish
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decay; fade away; get weaker
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Timorous
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cowardly; fearful
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Pontificate
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speak pompously or dogmatically
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Torpid
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inactive; lazy; stagnant
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Officious
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domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
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Defunct
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no longer in existence
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Brusque
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blunt; abrupt
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Obstreperous
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noisy and boisterous
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Deference
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respect
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Equivocate
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speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
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Torpor
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dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity
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Reticent
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restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative
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Obviate
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avoid; make unnecessary
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Deleterious
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harmful
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Execrable
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very, very bad
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Transient
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short-lived; ephemeral
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Immutable
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unchanging; permanent
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Ignominy
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shame [ignominious (a) = shameful]
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Tractable
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obedient; dutiful; polite
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Callow
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immature
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Saccharin
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falsely sweet
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Salacious
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lecherous; erotic
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Candor
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frankness; openness
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Deplore
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regret
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Illusory
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deceptive; false; misleading
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Alacrity
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eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness
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Ruse
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trick; stratagem
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