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72 Cards in this Set
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Acerbic
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having a sour or biter taste or character; sharp; biting
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Aggrandize
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to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige
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Alchemy
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a medieval science aimed as the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold
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Amenable
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agreeable; responsive to suggestion
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Anachronism
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something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
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Astringent
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having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect of tissue
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Contiguous
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sharing a border; touching; adjacent
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Convention
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a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
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Credulous
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tending to believe too readily; gullible
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Cynicism
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an attitude or quality of belief 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, contemptuous treatment
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Desiccate
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to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
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Dilettante
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one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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Disparage
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to slight or belittle
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Divulge
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to disclose something secret
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Fawn
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to flatter or praise excessively
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Flout
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to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention
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Garrulous
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pointlessly talkative, talking too much
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Glib
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marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
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Hubris
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overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance
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Imminent
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about to happen; impending
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Immutable
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not capable of change
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Impetuous
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hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
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Indifferent
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having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice
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Inimical
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damaging; harmful; injurious
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Intractable
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not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
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Intrepid
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steadfast and courageous
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Laconic
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using few words; terse
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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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characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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Mollify
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to calm or sooth; to reduce in emotional intensity
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Neophyte
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a recent convert; a beginnner; a novice
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Obfuscate
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to deliberately obscure; to make confusing
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Obstinate
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stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising
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Ostentatious
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characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy
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Pervade
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to permeate throughout
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Phlegmatic
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calm; sluggish; unemotional
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Plethora
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an overabundance; a 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; uncorrupted; clean
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Probity
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adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
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Proclivity
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a natural predisposition or inclination
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Profligate
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excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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Propensity
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a natural inclination or tendency; penchant
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Prosaic
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dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
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Pungent
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characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
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Quixotic
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foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals
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Quotidian
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occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
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Rarefy
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to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
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Recondite
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hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
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Refulgent
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radiant; shiny; brilliant
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Renege
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to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
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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 spaced intervals
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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; difficult to discern
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Tacit
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implied; not explicitly stated
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Terse
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brief and concise in wording
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Tout
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to publicly praise or promote
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Trenchant
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sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
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Unfeigned
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genuine; not false or hypocritical
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Untenable
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indefensible; not viable; unihabitable
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Vacillate
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to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; waver
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Variegated
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multicolored; characterized by a 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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alertly watchful
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Vituperate
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to use harsh, condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; berate
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Volatile
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readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive
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