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31 Cards in this Set
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genial
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adj; kind, happy
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erudite
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adj; learned
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prate
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v; chatter
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languid
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adj; gracefully without energy [to feel languid]
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truculent
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adj; fiercely stubborn [person or animal]
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slovenly
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adj; sloppy
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ostentatious
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adj; showy, likes to flaunt one's wealth or knowledge [wearing diamonds to school]
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torpid
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adj; sluggish [a turtle is torpid after a cold night]
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indolent
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adj; lazy
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sequestered
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adj; isolated, hidden
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magnanimity
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n; extreme generosity
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superfluous
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adj; unnecessary
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bolsterous
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adj; loud and rowdy, good spirited
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perennial
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n; something that comes back (yearly)
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repast
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n; formal meal
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austere
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adj; serious, disciplined, solemn, stern, w/o decoration
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sloth
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n; laziness
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repose
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n; a rest/sleep
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transcend
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v; to rise above [his thoughts transcended common thinking]
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ambiguity
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l; having the ability to be interpreted differently
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allegory
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l; symbolic on 2 level
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conceit
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l; farfetched comparison
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ignominious
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adj; shameful
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sagacity
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n; wisdom
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tremulous
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adj; quivering, shaky
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garb
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n; clothes
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iniquity
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n; wickedness, guilt, evil behavior
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obtuse
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adj; dull, dim
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transitory
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adj; fleeting, not permanent
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deportment
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n; your behavior, the way you carry yourself
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vicissitudes
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n; changes [vicissitudes of life prevented her from becoming a...]
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