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50 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to regard with extreme repugance, to detest utterly
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accolade
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praise, an award
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charlatan
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one who claims to know something that he does not.
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conflageration
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a large fire
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implausible
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not believable
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sponteneous
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having no external cause
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vigilant
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very alert, watchful
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ambiguous
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having more than one meaning
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crass
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coarse, crude.
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induce
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to bring on or to bring about
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aquiesce
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to give in, to comply
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affinity
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a likeness, a natrual relantionship, a kinship
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blasphemous
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irreverent, profane
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buttress
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a support or prop
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deplete
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to use up gradually, to lessen in amount of value
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extraneous
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not essential or vital
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homogeneous
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of the same kind
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hyperbole
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obvious exaggeration
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altrusitic
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unselfishly concerned for th welfare of others, generous
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ambivalent
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having contrary feelings or attitudes
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discern
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to differentiate between two or more things
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insipid
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boring and stupid
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ascend
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a direct opposite
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benign
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not causing harm,
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austere
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strict, stern
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servile
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overly submissive
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recant
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to withdraw or to repudiate a statement or belief
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didactic
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instructive, designed to teach
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oblivion
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state of being forgotten
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ephemeral
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lasting a short period of time
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disparage
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to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner
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assuage
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to ease, to make less painful or burdensome
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calamity
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a serious event causing distress or misfortune
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daunt
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to intimidate
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verbose
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wordy, very talktive
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dogmatic
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strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner
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opulence
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wealth, affluence, abundance
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penitent
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showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing
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garrulous
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talkative, rambling
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perjury
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false testimony under oath
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levity
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excessive frivolity, flippancy
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atrophy
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to waste away,
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cursory
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superficial, causal
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antiquated
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obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable
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disparity
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inequality, the condition or fact of bein unequal in age, rank, or degree
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industrious
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skillfuly busy or occupied
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vacillating
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changing
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sycophant
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a self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser
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surreptitious
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secret, clandestine
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sublime
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noble, uplifting
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