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130 Cards in this Set
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Satire
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A work that ridicules human vices and follies; comic criticism
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Epic
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a long narrative poem
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Saga
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a long narrative story; heroic tale
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Euphony
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soothing or pleasant sounds
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Cacophony
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harsh clashing sounds
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Caustic
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a hurtful comment
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Osmosis
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gradual unsconcious process of assimilation
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Virulent
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hostile, bitter, hateful language
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Empirical
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guided by practical experience not theory
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Entomology
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the scientific study of insects
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Gestate
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develop in the mind
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Paradigm
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framework; model of thought
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Avarice
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excessive desire for wealth
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Glut, plethora, surfeit
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surplus
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Destitute, impoverished, indigent
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very poor
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Munificent
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very generous
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Parsimonious
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cheap with money; stingy
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Remunerate
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to compensate; to make payment for; to pay a person
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Pretext
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an excuse; an alleged cause
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Autocrat and Despot
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a ruller having unlimited power
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Coerce
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to force to act or think in a certain way by use of pressure, threats; to compel
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Egalitarian
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favoring social equality
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Inquisition
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A severe interrogation
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Ameliorate
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to make a situation better
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Exacerbate
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to make a situation worse
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Contiguous
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Sharing an edge
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Desiccate
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thoroughly dried out; lifeless
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Pertinent
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Relevant; to the point
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Complicity
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Association or participation in a wrongful act
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Exculpate
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free from guilt or blame
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Malfeasance
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misconduct or wrongdoing
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Gravity
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seriousness of a situation
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Precipitate
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resulted in
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Relief
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elevation of a land surface
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Flag
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to become weak, feeble
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Currency
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acceptance, prevalence
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Negotiate
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successfully travel through, around or over an obstacle
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Temper
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mitigate, soften
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Cavalier
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arrogant; disregard for others
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Quiescent
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inactivity
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Lurid
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sensational; shocking; ghastly
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Truculent and Pugnacious
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aggressive, eager to fight
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Propitiate
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appease
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´Elan
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great enthusiasm
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Perfunctory
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meaningless, spiritless, routine
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Aplomb
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confident composure, poise under pressure
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Opacity/opaque
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hard to understand; obscure
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Craven
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cowardly
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Venal
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corrupt; dishonest
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Licentious
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immorale; dissolute
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Noxious
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harmful; injurious
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Duplicitous
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deceptive in behavior or speech
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Profligate
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wasteful
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Insidious
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harmful; stealthy
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Vacuous
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empty; lacking serious purpose
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Harbinger, Portent, Presage
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omens, indications of something important
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Burgeon
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to grow rapidly
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Imperious
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domineering; arrogant
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Petulant
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irritable
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Fawn
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to behave in a servile manner; subservient
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Redolent
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full of a specified smell
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Conundrum
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A difficult problem; dilemma with no easy solution
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Slight
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A disrespectful remark
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Capitulate
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to surrender,
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Apocryphal
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doubtful authenticity
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Magisterial
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learned and authoritative
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Chagrin
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distressed, embarrassed, humiliated
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Obstreperous
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unruly; noisly
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Myriad
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many, numerous
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Ungainly
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awkward
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Dilatory
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habitually late, tardy
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Vituperative
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characterized by verbal abuse; bitter criticism
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Discordant
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not in harmony
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Perfidious
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deceitful, traitorous
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Supine
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lying on ones back
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Resolute
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very determined
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Moribund
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about to become obsolete
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Nuance
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Subtle shade of meaning or feeling
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Flippant
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treating a serious matter with lighthearted humor
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Credulous
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easily convinced; gullible
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Excoriate/Lambaste
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condem
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Interloper
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intruder
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Cerebral
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intellectual rather than emotional
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Visceral
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Instinctive rather than rational
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Nonplussed
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perplexed
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Censorious
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highly critical
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Consternation
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dismay and confusion
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Didactic and Edify
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intended to teach or instruct
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Effusive
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unrestrained praise
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Furor
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commotion; uproar
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Obfuscate
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to make something so confusing that it is hard to understand
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flummox
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confuse, perplex
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Spate
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large number or amount
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Ineffable
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indescribable
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Histrionic
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excessively dramatic
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Stopgap
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temporary solution designed to meet an urgent need
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Flotsam
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wreckage of a ship; debris
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Restitution
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act of making good or compensating for a loss
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Churlish, Sullen, Surly
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ill-tempered; rude
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Execrable, Odious, Repugnant
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Detestable; repulsive
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Perspicacious, Prescient, Discerning
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insightful and perceptive
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Eclectic
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choosing a variety
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Hiatus
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break; interruption
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Vertiginous
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suffering from vertigo
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Esoteric and Arance
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knowledge that is known only to a small group of specialists; obscure
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Supercilious
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arrogant superiority
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Cupidity
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covetous, excessive greed
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Underwrite
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to assume financial responsibility for
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Discomfited
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Uneasy
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Taciturn
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Habitually quiet
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Sinecure
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position that requires little or no work that usually provides an income
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Lugubrious
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sad and mournful music
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Provincial, Parochial, Insular
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limited in perspective
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Fecund
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intellectually productive or inventive
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Ostentatious
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showy, pretentious
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Guile
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skillful deceit
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Sanguine
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Cheerfully confident
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Scintillating
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sparkling; brilliantly clever
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Pernicious
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highly injurious; destructive; deadly
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Refractory
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resistant to authority or control
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Garrulous, Verbose, Loquacious
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Annoyingly talkative
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Convivial
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Fond of feasting, drinking, good company
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Brusque and Curt
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abrupt in manner or speech; blunt
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Protean
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taking on varied forms and meanings
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Solicitous
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showing great care and concern
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Venerate and Revere
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to regard with great respect
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Contentious
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quarrelsome; argumentative, disputatious
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Preclude
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to rule out, to make impossible
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Compunction, Contrition, Remorse
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feelings of sincere and deep regret
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Axiom
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A statement universally accepted as true
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