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50 Cards in this Set
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obsolescence
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going out of use
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obstreperous
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boisterous, rude
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obtrude
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to intrude
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obtuse
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not quick or alert in perception, feeling or intellect
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obviate
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to prevent
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odious
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hateful, disgusting
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officious
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meddlesome
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oligarchy
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government by a few
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ominous
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threatening
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onerous
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burdensome
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opprobrious
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shameful
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opulence
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wealth
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oracular
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predicting
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orifice
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opening, mouth
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ornate
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elaborately decorated
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orthography
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spelling
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ossify
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to harden like bone
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ostentatious
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pretentious; an attempt to impress others
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ostracize
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to banish
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overt
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not secret; not concealed
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palatable
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tasty
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pall
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to become wearisome
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palpable
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obvious
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palsy
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paralysis; tremors
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panacea
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cure-all
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pander
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a go-between in love intrigues
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parable
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a simple story to convey a moral truth
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paradox
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a statement that is contrary to what seems logical
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parsimony
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stinginess
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pastoral
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relating to shepherds
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patent
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evident, obvious
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pathos
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quality of arousing pity
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patriarch
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father-ruler of a family or tribe
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patrician
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a person of high birth: aristocrat
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patrimony
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something inherited from one's father
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paucity
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smallness of number or quantity
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peccadillo
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a slight offense; minor sin
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pecuniary
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or or relating to money: monetary
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pedant
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narrow-minded teacher
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perdition
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eternal damnation: hell
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peremptory
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dictatorial; unconditional
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perfidious
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treachery
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perfunctory
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mechanical; indifferent
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periphery
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outward bounds
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pernicious
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very destructive; fatal
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perpetuate
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cause to last indefinitely
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perquisite
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a privilege or profit beyond regular pay
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perspicacious
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having insight
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pert
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forward; impertinent
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perturbation
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agitation
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