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70 Cards in this Set
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acerbic
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having a sour or bitter taste or character
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aggrandize
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to inc. in intensity, power, influence
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alchemy
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medieavl science aimed as the transmulation of metal into gold
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anachronism
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something or someone out of place in term of historical or chronological context
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astringent
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having a tighening effect on living tisue
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contiguous
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sharing the border
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convention
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generally agreed practice
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credulous
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tending to believe too readily
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cynicism
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attitude that all people are motivated by selfishness
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decorum
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polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
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derision
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scorn, ridicule
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desiccate
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to dry out, to make dry
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dilettante
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beginner
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disparage
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to slight or belittle
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divulge
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to disclose sth secret
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fawn
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to flatter excessively
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flout
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show comtempt for ,as in a rule or convention
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garrulous
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pointlessly talkative
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glib
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lacking in depth, superficial
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hubris
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overbearing pride, arrogance
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imminent
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about to happen
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immutable
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not capable of changing
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impetuous
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hastily energetic, impulsive
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indifferent
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having no interest or concern
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inimical
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harmful, injurious
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intractable
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to easily managed or directed
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intrepid
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steadfast and courageous
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laconic
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using few words
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maverick
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an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
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mercurial
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charactered by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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mollify
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to calm, sooth
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neophyte
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new beginner, novice
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obfuscate
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to make confusing
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ostentatitous
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characterized by or given to pretentious display, showy
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pervade
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spread throughout
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phlegmatic
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calm, unemotional
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plethora
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an overabundance , surplus
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pragmatic
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practical rather than idealistic
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presumptuous
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overstepping due bounds, taking liberties
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pristine
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pure, clean, uncorrupted
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probity
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adherence to highest principles, uprightness
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proclivity
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natural disposition or inclination
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profligate
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excessively wasteful
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propensity
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natural inclination
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prosaic
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dull, lacking in imagination
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pungent
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characterized by a trong, sharp smell or taste
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quixotic
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foolishly impractical
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quotidian
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occuring daily, commonplace
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rarefy
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to make or become thin, refine
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recondite
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hidden, difficult to understand
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refulgent
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shiny, brilliant
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renege
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fail to honor a commitment
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sedulous
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diligent, persistent, hard working
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shard
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a piece of broken pottery or glass
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soporific
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causing drowsiness, tending to induce sleep
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sparse
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thin, not dense, arranged at widely space interval
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spendthrift
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one who spends money wastefully
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subtle
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not obvious, elusive
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ticit
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implied, not explicitly state
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terse
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brief and concise in wording
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tout
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publicly praise or promote
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trenchant
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sharply perceptive, keen
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unfeigned
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genuine
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untenable
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indefensible, uninhabitable
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vacillate
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waver
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variegated
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multicolored, variety of patches of different color
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vexation
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annoyance, irritation
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vigilant
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alerly watchful
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vituperate
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to use harsh condem language, abusively
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volatile
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readily changing to a vapor
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