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42 Cards in this Set
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Chary
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wary, cautious
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chicanery
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trickery, subterfuge
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cogent
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convincing
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prevaricate
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to avoid truth
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probity
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adherence to highest principles
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profligate
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wasteful
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proclivity
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natural predisposition
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odius
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evoking aversion
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opprobrium
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disgrace, scorn
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ostentatious
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pretentiousness
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paean
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song, hymn of praise & thanks
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demur
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to question, oppose
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derision
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scornful treatment
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diatribe
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harsh denunciation
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dilettante
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amarteurish interest
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pedantic
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parading of learning
excessive attention to formality |
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penurious
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miser
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perfidy
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treachery
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perspicacious
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acutely perceptive
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assuage
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to ease, pacify
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ameliorate
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to make better, tolerable
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approbation
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approval, praise
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assuage
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ease, pacify
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accolade
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expression of praise
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quaff
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drink deeply
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quiescence
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tranquility, peace
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quixotic
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foolishly impractical
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quotidian
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occuring daily, commonplace
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exigent
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urgent
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extemporaneous
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improvised
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fulminate
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loudly attack, denounce
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furtive
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covert, stealthy
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garrulous
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talkative
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germane
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relevant to teh subject at hand
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glib
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marked by informality, superficial
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hackneyed
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rendered commonplace by frequent usage
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halcyon
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calm, peaceful
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harangue
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pompous speech or tirade
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castigate
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severe criticism or punishment
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malinger
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fake illness especially to avoid work
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aggrandize
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increase in intensity or size
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alacrity
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eager and enthusiastic, willingness
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