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50 Cards in this Set
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Acquiesce
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to agree to go with someone
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aesthetic
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concerned with art or beauty
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ambiguous
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having more than one meaning, vague
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amiable
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friendly
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apathy
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lack of emotion/interest
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apocryphal
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of doubtful orgin
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austere
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severe, without frills
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avarice
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greed
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banal
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insipid, tasteless, bland
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benign
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harmless
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blithe
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free-spirited
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candid
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honest,frank
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caustic
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burning, uncomplementary
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censor
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to delete questionable matter
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censure
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to blame or criticize
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complacent
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smug, self-satisfied
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contrite
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remorseful, apologetic
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corroborate
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to confirm
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cursory
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hasty, not thorough
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daunt
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to intimidate, discourage
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didactic
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instructive
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disdain
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contempt, intense dislike
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disparage
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belittle
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dogmatic
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stubbornly opinionated
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dubious
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doubtful
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eccentric
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odd, unusual, quirky
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enigma
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mystery
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ephemeral
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short lived
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erratic
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irregular, without direction
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esoteric
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understood by few
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fastidious
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not easy to please
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fervor
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passion, zeale, great enthusiasm
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fortuitous
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accidental, happening by chance
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furtive
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secretive
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guile
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cunning, deceitfulness
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indolence
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laziness
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inevitable
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unavoidable
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inferred
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derived by reasoning
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languid
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lethargic
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lucid
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clear, easy to understand
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oblivious
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unaware, unconscious
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ostentatious
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showing off
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pragmatic
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practical
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profligate
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extremely wasteful
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provincial
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narrow-minded, unsophisticated
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reprove
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to scold, find fault with
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solicit
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to ask for
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superficial
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shallow, on surface only
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taciturn
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quiet, reticent
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virulent
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very harmful
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