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25 Cards in this Set
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Affable
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easy to talk to; friendly, kind, gentle
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Atrophy
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to waste away or deteriorate
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Capricious
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likely to change suddenly for no reason
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Complacent
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self-satisfied, unconcerned, smug
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Corroborate
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to confirm, to support with other evidence
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Diligent
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industrious; hard working; assidious
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Egregious
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remarkably bad; offensive
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Epiphany
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a sudden realization
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Fastidious
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not easy to please; particular; daintily refined
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Guile
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slyness; cunning; skillful deceit
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Imperious
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arrogant; domineering; overbearing
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Infamous
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having a bad repuation; notorious
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Languish
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to become weak; to suffer with longing
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Malign
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to make evil, harmful statements; to slander
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Miserly
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greedy and stingy
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Omnipotent
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having unlimited power
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Pious
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being devoutly religious
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Prevail
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to be victorious ovre; to be stronger
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Purge
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to cleanse or purify by elimination
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Reprove
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to find fault with; to express disapproval
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Sedentary
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tending to sit too much of the time
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Surreptitious
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stealthy; secret
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Trite
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overused; not original (like an expression)
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Verbose
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wordy; long-winded
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Wily
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sly; clever
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