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35 Cards in this Set
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evervation
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someone who is worn out
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misogyny
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hatred of women
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misanthropy
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hatred of men
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anthropology
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study of human race
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entomology
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study of insects
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loquacious
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talkative
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gullible
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easily influenced
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erudite
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learning
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indefatigable
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never get tired
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panacea
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cure all disease
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introvert
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someones whose mind is turned inwardly
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truculant
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fierce; overbearing
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concomitantly
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something happens at the same time it happens...
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cadaverous
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someone who looks bad
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carte blanche
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no strings attached
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esoteric
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something that is known by only a few
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forte
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someones strong point
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impasse
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blockage
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incongruous
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something that is out of place
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docile
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easily managed
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moribund
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something that is dying out
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misegenation
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marriage of peope with different races
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recriminations
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mean spirited accusations
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repercussions
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event that happens after something
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scurrilous
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hostile language and conversation
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catholic
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wide ranging if not universal taste of things
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chauvinistic
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someone who is
ultra-patriotic |
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defeatist
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someone who is bound to fail due to negative thinking
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dilettante
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someone who knows a little about a lot
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epicurean
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someone who is interested in eating/ drinking
ex: expert in wine |
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parsimonious
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someone who is extensively stingy/ selfish
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philistine
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someone who is uncultured/ unpolished
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profligate
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someone is is extravegantly wasteful
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uxorious
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(referring to a man) excessively devoted to his wife
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virtuoso
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someone who is an expert in something
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