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50 Cards in this Set
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allure
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to influence, sway, or entice with some tempting appeal
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apathy
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a lack of concern or feeling, indifference
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auspicious
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favorable
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caricature
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a portrayal where features are distorted, a parody
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cordial
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courteous and gracious; friendly; warm
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cosmopolitan
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dealing with the whole world
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deplore
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to regret deeply or strongly; to feel or to express deep grief for
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discrepant
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disagreeing, inconsistent
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ecstasy
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extreme happiness
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empathy
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understanding or identification with another's feelings or situation
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equivocal
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ambiguous (usually intended to mislead)
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expeditious
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done with speed and efficiency
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galvanize
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to stimulate or to excite as if by an electric shock
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implacable
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incapable of being appeased
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inimitable
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not able to be imitated
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mutability
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the degree to which something is subject and likely to change
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odious
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deserving hate or contempt
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parochial
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limited in range or scope, narrow, provincial
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penchant
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a strong inclination
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ponderous
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very heavy, unwieldly from weight
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protract
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to prolong
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replete
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filled to capacity, abundantly supplied
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soporific
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something that tends to cause sleep and to dull awareness or alertness
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strident
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loud and harsh sounding
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treachery
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violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason
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adulterate
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to make impure by adding lesser substances; to corrupt
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animosity
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harsh feelings, enmity, resentment, hatred
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apocryphal
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of doubtful origin or authenticity, not genuine
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avarice
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greed for wealth
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coalesce
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to merge, to fuse, to join, or to unite
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collaborate
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to work together
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cryptic
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mysterious, secret
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desultory
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jumping around, aimless, random
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dissipation
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wasteful spending, squandering
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edifying
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instructing and improving spiritually or morally
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equivocate
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to attempt to lie, to mislead, or to hide the truth
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espousing
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marrying, giving one's loyalty; adopting or embracing a cause
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hedonist
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one who seeks pleasure as the sole aim in life
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indefatigable
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tireless, incapable of being fatigued
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interminable
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having or seeming to have no end, wearisomely protracted
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naive
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unsophisticated; unexperienced
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parody
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humorous or ridiculous imitation
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peripheral
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on the edge, not important
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portent
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a sign or forewarning
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prodigious
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extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree, great in size, enormous
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profane
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showing contempt toward sacred things
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respite
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a rest, a delay, a period of relief
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sordid
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filthy, foul
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surfeited
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fed or supplied to excess
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trifling
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not significant, frivolous
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