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19 Cards in this Set
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Ominous (adj)
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evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious
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Jocular (adj)
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given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious
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Punctilious (adj)
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attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
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Trite (adj)
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lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale
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Assiduous (adj)
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constant; unremitting
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Bellicose (adj)
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) inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
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Clandestine (adj)
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) characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious
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Torpor (n)
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sluggish inactivity or inertia.
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Medley (n)
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mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble.
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Pandemic (adj)
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) (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
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Repartee (n)
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a quick, witty reply
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Egregious (adj)
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extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant:
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Gregarious (adj)
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fond of the company of others; sociable.
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Fastidious (adj)
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excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please
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Abrade (v)
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to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing
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Absolve (v)
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to free from guilt or blame or their consequences:
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Substantiate (v)
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to establish by proof or competent evidence
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Befuddle (v)
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confuse, as with glib statements or arguments
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immutable (adj)
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not mutable; unchangeable; changeless
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