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29 Cards in this Set
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ARROGATE
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to claim or take without right.
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BANAL
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hackneyed, trite, commonplace
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CARPING
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tending to find fault, especially in a pretty, nasty or hairsplitting way
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GERMANE
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relevant, appropriate
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INTRANSIGENT
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refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
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INVIDIOUS
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offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
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AVID
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desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
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HALCYON
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calm; peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent
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SUPPLIANT
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asking humbly and earnestly
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PROPOUND
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to put forward, offer, suggest for consideration
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PEJORATIVE
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tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement
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DISTRAUGHT
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very much agitated or upset
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CREDENCE
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belief, mental acceptance
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FECKLESS
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lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
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DECRY
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to condemn, express strong disapproval
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ARTICULATE
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to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; (n) expressed clearly and forcefully
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DEROGATORY
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designed to belittle or degrade
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CAVORT
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to romp or prance around exuberantly
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DISSEMBLE
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to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
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EULOGY
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a formal statement of commendation; high praise
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EVINCE
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to display clearly, to make evident; to provoke
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VERDANT
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green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment
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VERBIAGE
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language that is too wordy
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PROPINQUITY
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nearness in place or time; kinship
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INTRACTABLE
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hard to manage, stubborn, not responsive to discipline
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NEFARIOUS
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wicked
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congeal
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having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
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UNWONTED
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not usual or expected
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PRIMORDIAL
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developed or created at the very beginning
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