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32 Cards in this Set
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plastic
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not rigid
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steep
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soak completely
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flag
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sag or droop
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beatify
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bless
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nice
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exacting
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brook
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tolerate n
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denigrate
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belittle
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regale
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entertain
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succor
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assistance
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pillory
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punish
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chary
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cautious
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redoubtable
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awe-inspiring, worthy of honor
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relegate
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to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position
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renege
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to fail to honor a commitment, go back on a promise
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remonstrate
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to protest, object
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inimitable
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one of a kind, peerless
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iniquity
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wickedness, gross injustice
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insouciant
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unconcerned, carefree, nonchalant
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intimate
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to imply, suggest, or insinuate
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intractable
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not easily managed or directed, stubborn, obstinate
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baleful
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sinister, pernicious, ominous
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cogent
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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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demur
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to question or oppose
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essay
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to test or try; attempt, experiment, or noun, the attempt itself
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harrow
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to distress, create stress or torment
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turgid
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a. swollen ; (of language) bombastic, pompous.
synonym(s): swollen ; bombastic ; rhetorical ; pompous |
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truculent
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a. related to bellicose temper.
synonym(s): aggressive ; bellicose ; belligerent ; defiant. |
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scurrilous
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a. making scandalous claims ; humorously insulting.
synonym(s): obscene ; indecent. antonym(s): decent. |
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traducev.
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v. slander ; misrepresent.
synonym(s): defame ; slander. antonym(s): eulogize ; extol ; praise. |
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turbid
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a. not clear or lucid.
synonym(s): cloudy ; muddy ; unclear. antonym(s): clear ; lucid. |
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trenchant
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a. incisive ; sharp ; strong and effective.
synonym(s): incisive ; keen ; sharp ; decisive. |
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torpor
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1. sluggish inactivity or inertia.
2. lethargic indifference; apathy. |
