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68 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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to steal off and hide
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ameliorate
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to make better
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austere
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very plain
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axiom
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universally recognized principle
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bucolic
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rustic and pastoral
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disabuse
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to set right; to undeceive
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effrontery
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extreme boldness
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ephemeral
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brief
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extemporaneous
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improvised
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fulminate
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to loudly attack
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hyperbole
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exaggerated statement
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oxcillation
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steady rhythm
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penurious
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penny pinching
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perfidy
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intentional treachery
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pernicious
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extremely harmful
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perspicacious
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acutely perceptive
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pious
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extremely religiously devoted
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precipitate
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acting impulsively
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predilection
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disposition in favor of something
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prolific
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producting large amounts
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reticent
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quiet & reserved
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sordid
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characterized by filth
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squalid
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wretched & dirty
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squander
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to use irresponsibly
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torpid
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lethargic
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time
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veracity
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honesty
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vilify
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to defame
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virulent
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extremely harmful
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churlish
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vulgar; difficult
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coalesce
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to come together
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coeval
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coexisting
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commensurate
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matching; corresponding
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contemn
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to scorn; to despise
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contumacious
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insubordinate
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cozen
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to deceive
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curmudgeon
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hates people
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debacle
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complete failure
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defalcate
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to embezzle
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deposition
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build layer by later
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deprecate
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to put down; belittle
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depredate
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to destroy
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descant
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to comment at length
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descry
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to discriminate or discern
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desultude
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disuse
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desultory
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random; thoughtles
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detraction
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verbal attack
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diaphonous
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transparent
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diffident
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reserved or shy
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dilatory
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causing delay
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din
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loud sustained noise
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dirge
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songe of grief
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discomfit
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to defeat; to put down
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discursive
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passing from one topic to another
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distrait
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distracted
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doggerel
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trivial
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dross
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waste or foreign matter
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dulcet
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melodious
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edacious
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voracious; devouring
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effulvia
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outflow in stem of particles
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effusive
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excessively demonstrative
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egress
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exit
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encomium
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enthusiastic praise
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endemic
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restricted to a certain region
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epicure
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devoted to sensual pleasure
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episodic
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loosely connected
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epithet
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disparaging word/phrase
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eqaunimity
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compusure; self-possession
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