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30 Cards in this Set
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lucid
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1. (adj.) clear, easily understandable
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luminous
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(adj.) brightly shining
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lurid
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(adj.) ghastly, sensational
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magnanimous
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(adj.) noble, generous
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malevolent
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(adj.)wanting harm to befall others
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malleable
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(adj.) capable of being shaped or transformed
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maverick
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(n.) an independent, nonconformist person
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metamorphosis
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(n.) the change of form, shape, substance
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myriad
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(adj.) consisting of a very great number
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nefarious
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(adj.) heinously villainous
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negligent
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(adj.) habitually careless, neglectful
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neophyte
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(n.) someone who is young or inexperienced
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nonchalant
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(adj.) having a lack of concern, indifference
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notorious
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(adj.) widely and unfavorably known
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obsequious
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(adj.) excessively compliant or submissive
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ominous
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(adj.) foreboding or foreshadowing evil
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opulent
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(adj.) characterized by rich abundance verging on ostentation
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oration
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(n.) a speech delivered in a formal or ceremonious manner
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oscillate
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(v.) to sway from one side to the other
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ostensible
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(adj.) appearing as such, seemingly
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ostentatious
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(adj.) excessively showy, glitzy
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ostracism
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(n.) exclusion from a group
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palatable
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(adj.) agreeable to the taste or sensibilities
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pallid
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(adj.) lacking color
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panacea
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(n.) a remedy for all ills or difficulties
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paradigm
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(n.) an example that is a perfect pattern or model
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paradox
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(n.) an apparently contradictory statement that is perhaps true
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paramount
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(adj.) greatest in importance, rank, character
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parody
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(n.) a satirical (sarcastic) imitation
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penchant
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(n.) a tendency, partiality, preference
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