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42 Cards in this Set
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Ostentatious
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showy, flamboyant;
show in attempt to impress others |
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Pensively
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thoughtfully;
deamily thoughful pensive |
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Antipathy
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a natural or basic dislike
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Plausible
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having an appearance of truth or reason; credible, believable
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Resolute
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firmly determined
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Iniquity
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wickedness; gross injustice
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Sagacious
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wise; keen practical sense
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Portended
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Foreshadow; indicate in advance (like an omen)
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Obscurity
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uncertainty
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Semblance
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appearance; outward appearance, aspect
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Pallid
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pale
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Sojourn
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short stay; short vacation
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Insipid
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lacking interesting qualities; boring
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Obstinate
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stubborn, fixed on an opinion in spite of reason or persuasion
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Emaciated
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too thin
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Potency
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the strength of something such as a drug or alcoholic drink
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Morbid
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gloomy, dark, moody
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Stupor
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trance, daze; state of unconciousness
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Pervaded
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to spread through or be present throughout an entire something
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Vivacious
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lively
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Inordinate
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excessive; unregulated
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Prodigious
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abnormal; extraordinary; very impressive or amazing
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Demeanor
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manner, conduct, behavior, character
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Specious
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Seemingly sound, but not really it
-Your logic is not really logic |
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Profuse
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abundant, plentiful
"wildflowers blanketing the field" |
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Similitude
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double, counterpart; physical likeness
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Scrutinized
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examined closely and carefully
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Wan
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pale, thin, sickly
(too-thin models) |
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Palpable
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obvious
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Equivocal
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more than one meaning;
can mislead, confuse |
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Endowment
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natural gift
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Fastidious
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high standards; difficult to please
(a cat about grooming) |
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Countenance
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belief; calm expression, facial expression
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Elixir
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life-giving liquid
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Trifling
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matter of trivial importance; lacking significance
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Swain
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a man who is someone's admirer or lover
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Quaff
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drink hardily with enjoyment
(been at Oktoberfest) |
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Ardently
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intensely; eager, devoted
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Assailed
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verbally assulted with argument
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Ineludibly
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incapable of being ignored, avoided, denied
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Recondite
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beyond ordinary knowledge
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Credulity
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readiness or willingness to believe, esp. with uncertain evidence
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