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42 Cards in this Set
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maverick |
rebel; nonconformist |
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penurious |
extremely poor; poverty stricken |
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puerile |
childish |
Pure things are childish |
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sinuous |
having many curves and turns |
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tepid |
lukewarm |
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vehement |
forceful |
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beset |
threaten persistently |
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derision |
ridicule |
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exigency |
urgent situation |
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imperious |
overbearing; domineering |
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mediocrity |
average quality |
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perennial |
long lasting |
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blatant |
done openly |
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derivative |
based on another source |
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pugnacious |
quarrelsome |
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skeptic |
doubter |
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thrall |
slave; bondage |
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venerate |
deep respect |
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bolster |
to support |
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desultory |
aimless; haphazard |
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expatiate |
to speak or write at length |
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imperturbable |
calm |
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mendacious |
untrue |
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perfidy |
untrustworthyness |
per fidy (50 Cent's character) |
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expiation |
atonement |
EX (not) PI (peeing) on people anymore |
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impervious |
impenetrable |
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metamorphasis |
change of form |
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permeable |
penetrable; porous |
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pungent |
sharp taste or smell |
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skepticism |
doubt or disbelief |
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bombastic |
inflated |
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diatribe |
forceful verbal attack |
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extirpate |
destroy completely |
Firestone tires in the 90's |
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impetuous |
impulsive |
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thwart |
prevent from accomplishing |
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veracious |
the truth |
To verify - to prove truthful |
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boon |
beneficial |
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didactic |
to teach |
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extrapolation |
inferring an unknown from something known |
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implicit |
implied |
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meticulous |
attention to detail |
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pernicious |
harmful |
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