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26 Cards in this Set
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inure
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to cause to become used to something painful or difficult, to become hardened; accustomed
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jetsam
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goods thrown overboard to lighten a ship in danger of sinking, discarded found washed ashore
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lascivious
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lustful, wanton, lewd
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lissome
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supple, limber, flexible, agile, lithe
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lurid
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startling, sensational, shocking, wild
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mendicant
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a beggar, one who asks for alms
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moot
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open to discussion, debatable
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nemesis
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one who imposes retribution, just punishment, the greek goddess of vengeance; revenging agent
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odious
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hateful, disgusting, offensive
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oligarchy
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a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons
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paucity
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scarcity, fewness of number, dearth, insufficiency
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pertinacious
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holding firmly to a purpose, beleif, or course of action, stubbornly persistent
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platitude
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a trite or commonplace remark
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predatory
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characterized or living by plundering, robbing or killing
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prolific
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producing many offspring, fertile, fruitful, productive
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insipid
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tasteless, dull, flat
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mallinger
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shirking work, evading duty, feigining incapacity
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martinet
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strict disciplinarian
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mellifluous
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sweetly flowing, smooth, honied
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nebulous
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vague, hazy
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obsequious
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servily attentive, fawning, unctuous
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obtuse
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slow, stupid, vapid, imperceptive
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ostracize
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banned from social and political favor
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pedant
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narrow-minded person, trivial person; showing off ones learning; bookish
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placate
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to appease, to pacify
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ostentatious
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showing off, pretentious
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