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67 Cards in this Set
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acquiescent
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to give into something
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perfidious
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disloyal; traitor
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juxtapose
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to compare side-by-side
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culpable
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worthy of blame
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disparate
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contrasting
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magnanimous
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generous in forgiving an insult or injury
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mendacious
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untrustworthy; deceitful
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soporific
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to make sleepy
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supercilious
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haughtily disdainful or contemptuous
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sedulous
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careful; diligent
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obdurate
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stubborn
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overt
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not hidden; in plain view
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panache
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stylish
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petulant
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sulky or ill-tempered
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garrulous
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talkative
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inception
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the beginning
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impugn
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to look down on or criticize
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lackluster
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lacking shine; dull
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mollify
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to appease
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odious
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hateful; deserving or causing hatred
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temerity
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boldness
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trenchant
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deep in meaning
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truculent
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hostile; harsh or argumentative
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ubiquitous
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everywhere at one time
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usurp
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to take over by force
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vacuous
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empty; lacking thought
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verbose
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wordy
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perspicacious
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very perceptive
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salient
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prominent
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sinuous
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wavy/snake like
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trepidation
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fear
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verdant
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green/lush
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vociferous
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loud or insistent
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prodigious
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unique; extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree
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banal
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trite, ordinary
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castigate
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to punish
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deleterious
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harmful to your health
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harbinger
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anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign
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myriad
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infinite number
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obfuscate
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to make unclear, confusing
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malign
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to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame
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mundane
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everyday; commonplace
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nebulous
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cloudy; cloud
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respite
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short period of rest
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raze
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to demolish to the ground
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quell
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to calm down; ease
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gambit
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opening in a conversation
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hackneyed
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overused; trite
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insipid
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bland; boring
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jocose
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jovial; jolly
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levity
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lightness of mind or character; lack of appropriate seriousness
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nonchalant
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"chill"
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admonish
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to scold
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aggregate
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to get together; a collection
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assuage
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to make milder or less severe
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brusque
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abrupt in manner; blunt
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capitulate
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to give in; surrender
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winsome
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charming
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voluble
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chatty; talkative
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ruminate
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to muse upon
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salutary
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helpful or healthy
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tenuous
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weak or flimsy
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veracious
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truthful/ honest
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vituperative
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mean and spiteful
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volatile
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explosive
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wily
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tricky; cunning
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whet
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to sharpen
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