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35 Cards in this Set
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disheveled
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unkempt in appearance
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oppresive
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unreasonably burdensome or severe
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superfluos
(over) (flow) |
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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garrulous
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wordy, rambly, given to excessive talk
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defunct
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extinct; not functioning
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proprietary
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having exclusive rights to something
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malevolent
(bad) (tend) |
exhibiting ill will
CONTRAST- belevolant |
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ineffable
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incapable of being expressed in words
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turgid
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swollen(anatomy) embellished (lit)
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unscrupulous
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lacking in morals or ethics
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fortuitous
(luck, chance) |
happening by chance
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debauch
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to corrupt
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meretricious
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tawdry but attractive
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vacuous
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empty; lacking intelligence
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sensuous
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relating to the senses
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redolent
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exuding fragrance
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jovial
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marked by great humor
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sommambulant
(sleep) (walk) |
sleepwalking
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levity
(to alleviate) |
lightness of manner or speech
CONTRAST- gravity |
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languid
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exhausted; weak
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vitality
(life) |
full of life; energy
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nebulous
(cloud of gas) |
lacking clarity
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notoriety
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fame, usually for something negative
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harrow
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to cause distress
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juxtapose
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to place side by side
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irreverant
(not) (respectful) |
lacking honor or respect
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portentous
(omen) |
fortelling something grave or serious
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extemporize
(out of) (time) |
to speak or do something in the spur of the moment
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epigram
(on, or upon) (write) |
short, witty poem or saying
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feign
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to give a false appearance of.
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innuendo
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suggestion; hint
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complacent
(with) (place) |
self-satisfying and contented to a fault
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty especially as a manner of judging. CONTRAST-moral
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benediction
(good) (speech) |
blessing
CONTRAST-molediction |
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incredulous
(not) (believe) |
skeptical, unbelieving
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