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40 Cards in this Set
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stymie
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to prevent or hinder the progress of
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spurious
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Not being what it purports to be; false or fake
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hallow
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honor as holy
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invidious
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(of a situation or action) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others
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dogmatic
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inclined to lay down principles as incontratvertibly true; preachy
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clandestine
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done in secret,usally because its illicit
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic; hopeful; confident
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reticent
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not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
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autonomous
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acting independantly or having the freedom to do so
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intransigent
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unwilling or refusing to change one's views about something
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redolent
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strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something
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debacle
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a sudden and infamous failure; a fiasco
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redouble
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to make much greater, more intense and/or numerous
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harangue
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to lecture at length in a critical manner
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arduous
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involving or requiring strengh or effort; tiring
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histrionic
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overly theactrical or melodramatic in character or style
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imperious
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assuming authority or power without justification; arrogant and domineering
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convivial
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friendly; lively; enjoyable
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indulge
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to allow oneself or someone else to enjoy the pleasure of
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solicitous
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showing interest or concern
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sycophant
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a self seeking flatter; a suckup
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pallitive
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relieving pain without dealing with the underlying cause
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negligible
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small and unimportant; not worth considering
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opaque
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hard or impossible to understand; obscure
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demonstrative
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tending to show feelings especially emotion
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brevity
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conciseness in speech; brief
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undermine
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to weaken gradually
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deleterious
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causing harm or damage
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vacillate
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to alternate or waver betweem different opinons or actions
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adept
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very skilled at or proficient at something
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dilatory
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slow to act, intended to cause delay
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extant
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still in existence; surviving
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disparate
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essentially different in kind, not allowing comparison
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supplant
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supersede and replace
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eradicate
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to destroy completely; put a end to
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debase
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to replace something in quality or value; to degrade
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interminable
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endless
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utilitarian
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designed to be useful and practcal rather than attractive
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ineffable
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too great or extreme to be described in words
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mitigate
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to make less severe, serious or painful
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