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103 Cards in this Set
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torpor
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laziness; inactivity; dullness
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paucity
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fewness; an extreme lack of
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ebullience
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enthusiasm
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farce
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an absurdly ridiculous situation
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frenetic
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wildly excited or active
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squalor
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a filthy condition or quality
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superfluous
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extra; unnecessary
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specious
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sounding truthful but actually false
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slander
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false statements about someone
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ruse
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a crafty trick
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egregious
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conspicuously bad or offensive
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facetious
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playfully humorous
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pander
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to profit from one's weaknesses
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propriety
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appropriateness of behavior
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fabricated
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made
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recalcitrant
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stubborn
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spurious
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false
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capricious
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unpredictable
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disdain
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to treat with contempt; to look down on
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glower
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to stare angrily
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pejorative
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tending to make worse or belittle
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trite
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unoriginal; overused; stale
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vacuous
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empty
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vilify
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to make vicious statements about
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disparage
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to belittle
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aberation
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a deviation from the normal way things are done
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dubious
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doubtful
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ostentatious
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describing a showy, wealthy display
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quandary
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a state of uncertainty
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stymied
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stumped
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wily
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cunning
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aesthetic
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having to do with appreciation of beauty
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decorous
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proper; with good tastes
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embellish
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to decorate
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medley
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assortment; esp. of music
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opulent
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showing great wealth
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ornate
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elaborately ornamented
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pristine
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pure
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serene
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calm
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lucid
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clear; easily understood
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affable
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friendly
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amenable
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agreeable
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amiable
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likeable
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camaraderie
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good will between friends
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cordial
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friendly
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gregarious
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sociable
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salutary
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promoting good health
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sanguine
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cheerfully confident
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innocuous
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harmless
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brusque
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rudely abrupt
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cantankerous
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grumpy; dissagreeable
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wry
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dryly humorous
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lampoon
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a broad satire
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parody
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art that imitates style of another work for comedy
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abdicate
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to formally give up power
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benevolent
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generous
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despotic
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using absolute power tyrannically
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dictatorial
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overbearing
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haughty
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overyly proud
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imperious
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overbearing
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omnipotent
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all-powerful
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patronizing
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acting superior
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usurp
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to take power by force
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adamant
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extremely stubborn
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assiduous
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hard-working
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conscientious
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careful
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diligent
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hard-working
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dogged
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stubbornly persevering
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exemplary
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worthy; able to be approved
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fastidious
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paying careful attention to detail
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inrepid
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courageous; fearless
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meticulous
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extremely careful and precise
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obstinate
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stubborn
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tenacity
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persistent to a belief or point of view; stubborn
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milk
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to take advantage of
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zealous
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passionate
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punctilious
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picky
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alleviate
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to ease pain or burden
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asylum
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a place of security
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auspicious
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favorable
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benign
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kind; gentle
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emollient
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softening and smoothing
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mitigate
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to make less severe painful
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mollify
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to calm
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sanction
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to give approval to
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substantiated
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supported; verified
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exculpate
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to free from guilt or blame
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debunk
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to expose falseness of
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deleterious
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injurious; having a harmful effect
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disingenuous
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crafty
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disparate
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different
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caustic
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sarcastic
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contemptuous
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feeling hatred
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ingrate
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an ungrateful person
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insolent
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insulting in manner
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malevolent
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hateful
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obdurate
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stubborn
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unpalatable
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displeasing to taste
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itinerant
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traveling from place to place
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transitory
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temporary
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harbinger
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one that indicates what is to come
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ominous
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menacing; threatening
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conflagration
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a widespread fire
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