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50 Cards in this Set
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ambiguous
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having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain
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amiable
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friendly, sociable, and congenial; civil and urbane
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crass
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coarse, crude, and unrefined
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discursive
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rambling; moving from one topic to another randomly
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docile
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easily managed, obedient, passive
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estrange
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to alienate, to separate
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exonerate
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to free from blame, obligation, or responsibility; to exculpate
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gratuitous
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given freely, unwarranted
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hypothesize
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to reach a conclusion based on an assumption or something not proven
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indignation
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anger as a result of something unjust
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induce
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to bring on or to bring about
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intractable
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stubborn, difficult to manage
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introspective
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the quality of examining one's own mind or thoughts
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lucid
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easily understood, mentally sound
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meticulous
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taking great care
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misanthrope
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a hater of mankind
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munificent
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very generous
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plagiarize
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to steal and to use another's writings as one's own
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profuse
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extravagantly abundant, flowing freely
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recluse
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a person who lives in solitude, a hermit
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sated
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satisfied fully, indulged to excess
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stupefy
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to dull the senses as to put into a stupor
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terse
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concise
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transient
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quickly passing, fleeting
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virtuoso
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one skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician, a savant
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abstracted
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removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one's own mind
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adulation
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extreme praise or admiration
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adversity
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misfortune, unfavorable happening
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burgeon
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to sprout, to newly emerge
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chimera
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a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination
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culpable
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deserving blame; guilty
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decadent
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decaying
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entreaty
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a plea, an earnest request
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fatuous
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foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane
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humane
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kind, compassionate, sympathetic and considerate
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indulgent
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lenient, especially toward oneself
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ineptness
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lack of competence or judgement
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ingrate
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an ungrateful person
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inundate
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to flood; to overflow
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miser
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one who lives in wretched circumstances to save and hoard money
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nefarious
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extremely wicked, evil, vicious
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prattle
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meaningless sounds, babble
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predilection
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preference
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procrastinate
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to defer action; to delay
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stoic
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a stoical person; not showing passion or feeling, indifference, impassive
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suffrage
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right to vote
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summon
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to call together, to send for or to request to appear
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transparent
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quality of being able to be seen through; clear
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turbulence
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wild or disturbing activity
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viable
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capable of working, functioning, or developing adequately
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