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55 Cards in this Set
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abash
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to make ashamed; to embarass
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banal
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unoriginal, ordinary
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cacophony
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harsh sounding mixture or words, voices, or distractions or sounds
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daunt
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to make fearful; to intimidate
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eccentric
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not conventional; a little kooky; irregular
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fabrication
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a lie; something made up
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garrulous
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talkative; chatty
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hedonism
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the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life
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abate
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to subside, to reduce
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beget
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to give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause
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abash
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to make ashamed; to embarass
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banal
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unoriginal, ordinary
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cacophony
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harsh sounding mixture or words, voices, or distractions or sounds
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daunt
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to make fearful; to intimidate
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eccentric
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not conventional; a little kooky; irregular
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fabrication
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a lie; something made up
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garrulous
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talkative; chatty
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hedonism
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the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life
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abate
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to subside, to reduce
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beget
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to give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause
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cadence
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rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds
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dearth
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lack; scarcity
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eclectic
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choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources
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facetious
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humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous
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genre
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a type or category, especially of art or writing
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hapless
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unlucky
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abdicate
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to step down from a position of power or responsibility
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belabor
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to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
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cajole
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to persuade someone to do something he or she does not want to do
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debacle
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violent breakdown; sudden overthrow. overwhelming defeat
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edify
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to enlightne; to instruct, especially in moral or religious manner
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facile
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skillful in a superficial way; easy
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genteel
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refined; polite; aristocratic; affecting refinement
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harbinger
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a forerunner; a signal of
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abhor
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to hate very, very much; to detest
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belittle
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to make to seem little; to put someone down
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candor
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truthfulness; sincere hponesty
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debauchery
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wild living; excessive intemperance
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elicit
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to bring out; to call forth
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faction
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a group, usually a small part of a larger group, united around some cause.
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gesticulate
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to make gestures, especially when speaking or in place of speaking
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heresy
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any belief that is trongly opposed to established beliefs
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accost
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to approach and speak to someone (usually a negative connotation is subscribed
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benign
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gentle; not harmful; mild
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cnesure
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to condemn severely for doing something bad
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defame
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to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of
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delineate
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to describe accurately; to draw in outline
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elusive
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hard to pin down; evasive
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flagrant
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glaringly bad; notorious; scandalous
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gegarious
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sociable; enjoying the company of others
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ignominy
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deep disgrace
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lethargy
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sluggishness; laziness; drowsiness; indifference
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magnanimous
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forgiving; not resentful; noble in spirit; generous
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nostalgia
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sentimental longing for the past
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paradox
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a true statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself
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