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50 Cards in this Set
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liturgy
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form of public worship
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livid
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discolored by bruising: dull blue
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loquacious
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excessively talkative
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lucid
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shining, easily understood
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lucre
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monetary reward or gain; money
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ludicrous
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laughable, ridiculous
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lugubrious
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mournful often to an exaggerated degree
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Machiavellian
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characterized by cunning, duplicity, and bad faith
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machination
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an act of planning esp. to do harm
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magnanimous
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noble, generous
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malevolent
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having, showing, or arising from ill will or spite
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malign
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evil in nature, influence, or effect
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malinger
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to pretend illness so as to avoid duty
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian
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maudlin
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weakly and effusively sentimental
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maw
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the throat, gullet, or jaws of an animal
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maxim
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a proverbial saying
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mellifluous
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sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding
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mendacious
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given to deception or falsehood
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mendicant
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beggar
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menial
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lowly or degrading
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meretricious
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showy in a cheap or tasteless way
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metamorphosis
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change of form
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mete
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allot
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mettle
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spirit, courage
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microcosm
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a miniature world
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mien
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way of carrying oneself
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misanthrophe
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one who hates mankind
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misgiving
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doubt
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mnemonic
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assisting in the memory
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mollify
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to appease; pacify or soften in feeling
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monetary
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relating to money
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moot
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doubtful; debatable
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moribund
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dying
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mundane
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relating to the world; common place
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myriad
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an indefinitely large number
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nadir
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the lowest point
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narcissism
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self-love
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nebulous
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vague, hazy, indistinct
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nefarious
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very wicked
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neophyte
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a new convert
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niggardly
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a stingy person
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noisome
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harmful, offensive
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nuance
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a delicate variation (as in tone or meaning)
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nugatory
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worthless
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obeisance
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show respect
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oblation
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a religious offering
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obscure
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not clear
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obsequious
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overly submissive
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