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85 Cards in this Set
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nugatory
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futile, worthless
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oaf
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stupid, awkward person
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obeisance
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boq
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obfuscate
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confuse; muddle; cause confusion
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oblique
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indirect; slanting
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oblivious
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inattentive or unmindful; wholly absorbed
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obloquy
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slander; disgrace; infamy
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obnoxious
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offensive
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obsequy
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funeral ceremony
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obstreperous
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boisterous; noisy
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obtrude
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push forward or intrude; butt in
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obviate
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make unnecessary; get rid of
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officious
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meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services
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opprobrium
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infamy; vilification
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ordinance
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decree
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ostensible
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apparent; professed; pretended
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ostentatious
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showy; preentious; trying to attract attention
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overbearing
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bossy; arrogant
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overweening
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presumptuous; arrogant
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overwrought
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extremely agitated
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paean
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song of praise or joy
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pall
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grow tiresome
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pallet
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small, poor bed
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palpable
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tangible, easily percetible
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pan
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criticize harshly
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pander
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cater to the low desires of others
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panegyric
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formal praise
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paramour
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illicit lover
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parched
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extremely dry; very thirsty
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parley
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conference
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paroxysm
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fit or attack of pain; laughter; rage
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parry
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ward off a blow; deflect
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parsimony
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stinginess; excessive frugality
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patina
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green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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pestle
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tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl
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pellucid
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transparent; limpid; easy to understand
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pertinacious
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stubborn; persistent
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peremptory
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demanding and leaving no choice
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perpetrate
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commit an offense
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personable
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attractive
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perspicacious
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having insight; astute
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perspicuity
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clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity
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perspicuous
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plainly expressed
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pert
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impertinent; froward
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piebald
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of different colours; mottled; spotted
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piecemeal
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one part at a time; gradually
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pied
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variegated; multicoloured
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pillory
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punish by placing in a wooden frame; subject to criticism and ridicule
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pine
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languish; decline; long for; yearn
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pinion
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restrain
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pith
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core or marrow
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plait
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braid, intertwine
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pluck
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courage
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plumb
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examine cirtically in order to understand; measure depth (by sounding)
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polity
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form of government of nation or state
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ponderous
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weighty; unwieldy
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portend
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foretell; presage
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potetante
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monarch; sovereign
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poultice
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soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
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prate
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speak foolishly; boast idly
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precept
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practical rule guiding conduct
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precipitant
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something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form
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predilection
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partiality; preference
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preen
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make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction
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prefatory
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introductory
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prehensible
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capable of grasping or holding
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preponderance
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superiority of power; quantity
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prerogative
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privilege; unquestionable right
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prim
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very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
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primp
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groom oneself with care; adorn oneself
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proclivity
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inclination; natural tendency
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propitious
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favorable, fortunate; advantageous
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protean
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versatile; able to take on many forms
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protract
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prolong
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proscenium
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part of stage in front of curtain
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provident
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displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies
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prurient
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having or causing lustful thoughts and desires
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pry
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inquire impertinently; use leverage to raise or open something
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purchase
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firm grasp or footing
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putative
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suppoed; reputed
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quaff
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drink with relish
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quail
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cower; lose heart
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pusillanimous
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cowardly; fainthearted
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pummel
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beat or pound with fists
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