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105 Cards in this Set
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objective
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without bias
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candid
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honest; frank
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temper
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to moderate; to soften
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provincial
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narrow-minded; unsophisticated
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deference/defer
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a show of respect/to show respect; a small car would defer to the semi-truck
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vacillate
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to waver between choices
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pragmatic
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practical
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negligence
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carelessness
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ascetic
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without luxuries; austerely leads a simple life
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dogmatic
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stubbornly opinionated
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dissent
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disagreement
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didactic
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instructive; intended to instruct
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disparity
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inequality
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disparage
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to speak badly of
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting; not lasting
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comply
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to go along with; to obey
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prosaic
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practical; boring; banal
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profuse
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flowing
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expedient
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practical; quick; speedy
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censure
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to blame; to criticize
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stagnant
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not moving
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mitigate
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to lessen the severity of
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engender
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to create; to produce
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relegate
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to dismiss to a lover position
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scanty
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inadequate; minimal
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fallacious/fallacy
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false/falsehood
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orthodox
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standard; commonly accepted
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indolence
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laziness
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preclude
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to prevent; to make impossible
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atrophy
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to waste away from lack of use
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flagrant
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shocking; outstandingly bad
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immutable
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unchanging; permanent
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credulous
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gullible; believing
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coalesce
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to come together; converge
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levity
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flippancy; humor
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sycophant
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suck-up; kiss-up
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esoteric
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understood by only a few (opera, for example)
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caustic
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burning; uncomplimentary; severely critical
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inadvertent
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lax; careless; without intention
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unprecedented
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happening for the first time
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digress
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to go off the subject
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scrupulous
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careful; diligent; moral
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refute
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disprove
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respite
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a rest; a pause; a break
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stoic
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indifferent to pleasure or pain
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hedonistic
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pleasure-seeking; indulgent
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brevity
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briefness
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apocyphal
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of doubtful origin; false
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auspicious
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favorable; looking up
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hackneyed
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cliche; overused
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trepidation
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fear
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desecrate
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to profane a sacred place; opposite of consecrate
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fortuitous
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accidental; happening by chance
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assuage
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to soothe
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prodigious
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producing a lot
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torpid
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sluggish; lethargic
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supercilious
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haughty; arrogant
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innocuous
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harmless
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paucity
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scarcity; lack
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rescind
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to repeal; to take back formally
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compliant
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submissive; easy to persuade or control
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brawn
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muscles; bulk
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contrite
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deeply apologetic; remorseful
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exemplify
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to serve as an example
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobedient
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ambulatory
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able to walk; walking
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diffidence
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shyness
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parsimony
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stinginess
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tenacious
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tough; hard to defeat
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blithe
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free-spirited
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dearth
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a lack
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enthrall
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to thrill
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irascible
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irritable
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pretentious
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pompous; self-important
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saccharin
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sickly sweet; falsely sweet
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objective
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without bias
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candid
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honest; frank
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temper
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to moderate; to soften
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provincial
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narrow-minded; unsophisticated
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deference/defer
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a show of respect/to show respect; a small car would defer to the semi-truck
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vacillate
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to waver between choices
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pragmatic
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practical
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negligence
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carelessness
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ascetic
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without luxuries; austerely leads a simple life
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dogmatic
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stubbornly opinionated
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dissent
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disagreement
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didactic
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instructive; intended to instruct
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disparity
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inequality
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disparage
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to speak badly of
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting; not lasting
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flagrant
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shocking; outstandingly bad
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immutable
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unchanging; permanent
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credulous
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gullible; believing
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coalesce
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to come together; converge
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levity
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flippancy; humor
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sycophant
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suck-up; kiss-up
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esoteric
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understood by only a few (opera, for example)
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caustic
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burning; uncomplimentary; severely critical
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inadvertent
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lax; careless; without intention
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unprecedented
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happening for the first time
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digress
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to go off the subject
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scrupulous
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careful; diligent; moral
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refute
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disprove
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respite
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a rest; a pause; a break
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stoic
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indifferent to pleasure or pain
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