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50 Cards in this Set
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Venerable
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Worth of respect because of advanced age, dignity, etc.
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Puerile
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Foolish for a grown person to say or do; childish
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Levity
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Lack of proper seriousness; improper gaiety
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Frugal
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Thrifty; Not wasteful
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Antipathy
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Feeling of intense dislike; Hate
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Avocation
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A hobby; supplementary occupation
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Charlatan
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One who poses as an expert in a skill or profession for which he is not qualified
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Doughty
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Brave; Strong and able
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Elucidate
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To make clear; Explain
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Indolent
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Lazy
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Ludicrous
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Causing laughter because absurd or ridiculous; Laughably absurd
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Callow
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Young and inexperienced; Immature
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Blithe
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Merry; Cheeful; Happy
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Nepotism
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Favoritism shown to relatives, especially in securing jobs
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Malign
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To speak evil of; To slander
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Posthumous
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Occuring after death; published after the author's death
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Heinous
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Outrageously evil or wicked
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Clandestine
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Kept secret or hidden especially for some illegal purpose; Secretive
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Refute
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To disprove or demonstrate the falsity of something
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Cursory
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Hasty, hurried or not thorough
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Reticent
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Quiet, reserved, or uncommunicative
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Travail
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Hard work; Exhausting labor; Agony
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Opulence
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Wealth, luxury, or adundance
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Arduous
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Difficult, strenuous, or hard to achieve
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Paltry
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Practically worthless; petty; trifling
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Abduct
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To carry off by force
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Tractable
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Easily managed, taught or controlled
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Obliterate
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To do away with or destroy; To blot out completely
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Prodigious
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Extraordinary in size or amount; enormous
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Haughty
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Having or showing great pride in oneself and disdain, contempt, or scorn for others
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Equanimity
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Evenness of mind or temper; Calmness; Composure
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Exacerbate
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To irritate or make bitter; To make more violent
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Gratuity
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A tip; Payment for a service for which no bill is offered
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Incredulous
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Skeptical; Doubtful; Too extraordinary to be believed
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Loquacious
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Talkative; Chatty
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Reprehensible
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Deserving glame; Wrong
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Stringent
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Strict; Rigid; Exacting
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Taciturn
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Habitually silent; Not given to conversation
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Ubiquitous
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Present everywhere
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Vapid
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Having lost its spirit or zest; Spiritless
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Meticulous
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Overly or unduly careful about small details; Extremely careful
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Altruism (Altruist)
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Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; Selflessness
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Ameliorate
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To improve or make better
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Rustic
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Characteristic of the country and country people; Simple and unsophisticated
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Deride
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To make fun of; To scorn
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Diffident
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Lacking self confidence; Timid; Shy
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Ostracize
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To exclude someone from a social group by general consent
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Truculent
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Save; Cruel; Fierce; Warlike
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Vindicate
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To clear of suspicion, as a charge of wrongdoing
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Pugnacious
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Eager and ready to fight; Quarrelsome
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