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45 Cards in this Set
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facile
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easily accomplished
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clique
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group
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unwieldly
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bulky
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augment
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enlarge
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contort
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twist
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imperceptible
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Impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
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lassitude
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weakness
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vitiate
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destroy value
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extol
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praise highly
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flay
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scold
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heinous
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evil
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Machiavellian
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governed by opportunity
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imperturbable
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Unshakably calm and collected
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fatuous
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foolish
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opprobrium
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Scornful reproach or contempt
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foist
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To pass off as genuine, valuable, or worthy
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glib
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Performed with a natural, offhand ease/Smooth
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trend
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general direction
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tactic
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An expedient for achieving a goal; a maneuver.
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stigmatize
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To characterize or brand as disgraceful or ignominious.
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stagnant
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motionless
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procrastinate
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put off
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legerdemain
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sleight of hand
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erudite
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scholarly
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germane
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close relations
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iconoclast
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One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions
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nascent
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Coming into existence; emerging
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superfluous
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Being beyond what is required or sufficient
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sojourn
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temporary stay
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confront
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come face to face, approach
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vehemently
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Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction
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acme
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The highest point,
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erudite
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Characterized by erudition; learned
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volition
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The act or an instance of making a conscious choice or decision
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phobia
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persistent, abnormal, and irrational fear of a specific thing or situation that compels one to avoid it,
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tenable
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Capable of being maintained in argument
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halcyon
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Calm and peaceful; tranquil
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antipathy
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A strong feeling of aversion or repugnance
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ingratiate
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To bring (oneself, for example) into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort
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penury
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Extreme want or poverty; destitution.
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copious
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Yielding or containing plenty; affording ample supply:
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epitome
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representative or example of a class or type:
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repugnant
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Arousing disgust or aversion
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degrade
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To reduce in grade, rank, or status; demote.
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genre
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category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, marked by a distinctive style,
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