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102 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to lessen in intensity or degree
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accolade
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an expression of praise
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adulation
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intense adoration
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aesthetic
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appreciative of beauty
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avarice
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greed for wealth
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burgeon
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to grow rapidly
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cacophony
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harsh sound
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canon
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an established set of principles or code of law
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castigation
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severe criticism or punishment
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catalyst
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a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing
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caustic
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burning or stinging
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chary
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cautious
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cogent
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convincing
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complaisance
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the willingness to comply with the with the wishes of others
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catalyst
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a person or thing that causes change
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contrite
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regretful
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dearth
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smallness of quantity
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demur
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to question or oppose
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didactic
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intended to teach or instruct
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discretion
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ability to make responsible decisions
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disinterested
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indifferent
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dogmatic
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stubbornly opinionated
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ebullience
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the quality of lively expression of thoughts or feelings
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elegy
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a mournful peom
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emollient
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making less harsh
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empirical
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based on experiment
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enigmatic
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mysterious; difficult to understand
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esoteric
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understood by a small group
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exonerate
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to remove blame
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fallacy
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a mistaken belief
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furtive
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surrepititious
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gregarious
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sociable
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harangue
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to deliver a pompous speech
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heretical
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violating accepted dogma
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impecunious
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without money
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incipient
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beginning to come into being
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inert
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lethargic
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innocuous
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harmless
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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inveigle
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to obtain by deception
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morose
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sad
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odious
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evoking intense dislike
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opaque
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not reflecting light
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peruse
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to examine with great care
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preen
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to dress up
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prodigious
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extraordinary
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putrefy
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to rot
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quaff
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to drink deeply
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sanction
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authoratative permission
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urbane
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elegant
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viscous
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thick; sticky
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acerbic
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having a sour or bitter taste
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amalgamate
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to combine several elements into a whole
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amenable
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agreeable
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bolster
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to provide support
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bombast
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pompous writing or speech
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bambastic
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pompous
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credulous
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gullible
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diatribe
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a harsh denunciation
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fawn
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to flatter
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fervent
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greatly emotional
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flout
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to demonstrate contempt for
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fortuitous
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happening by fortuate chance
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garrulous
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talking too much
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germane
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relevant to the subject at hand
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glib
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superficial
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halcyon
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peaceful
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hubris
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arrogant presumtion or pride
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idolatrous
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excessive devotion to something
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imminent
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about to happen
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imperturbable
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marked by extreme calm
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impetuous
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rashly energetic
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implacable
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not capable of being signficantly changed
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indifferent
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having no interest or concern
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intrepid
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courageous
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laconic
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using few words
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malleable
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capable of being shaped
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maverick
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independent individual who does not go along w/ a group
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mendacity
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dishonesty
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mercurial
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characterized by unpredictable change in mood
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meticulous
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attentive to detail
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mollify
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to calm or soothe
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obdurate
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hardhearted
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obfuscate
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to make confusing
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obsequious
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exhibiting a fawness attentiveness
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obstinate
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stubborn
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oppobrium
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disgrace
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ostentatious
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characterized by pretentiousness
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pedantic
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excessive attention to formal rules
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pervade
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to permeate throughout
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pervasive
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having tendency to permeate
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phlegmatic
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sluggish
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pirate
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to illegally use or produce
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plethora
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an overabundance
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polemical
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controversial
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pragmatic
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practical rather than idealistic
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rancorous
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characterized by bitter resentment
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rhetoric
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the study of effective use of languages for communication
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salubrious
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promoting health or well-being
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sedulous
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diligent
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solvent
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ablt to dissolve another substance; able to meet financial obligations
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soporific
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causing drowsiness
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