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68 Cards in this Set
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acerbic
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sour or bitter
biting |
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aggrandize
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increase intensity
prestige |
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amenable
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agreeable
responsive to suggestions |
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anachronism
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out of place in terms of chronological context
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astringent
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tightening effect
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contiguous
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sharing a border
adjacent |
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convention
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agreed upon practice
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credulous
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gullible
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cynicism
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belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
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decorum
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polite or appropriate behavior
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derision
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scorn
ridicule |
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desiccate
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dehydrate
make dull |
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dilettante
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amateurish/superficial interest in the arts or branch of knowledge
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disparage
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to belittle
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divulge
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disclose something secret
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fawn
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flatter
praise excessively |
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flout
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scoff
mock |
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garrulous
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pointlessly talkative
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glib
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nonchalant
superficial |
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hubris
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arrogant
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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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impulsive
vehement |
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inimical
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damaging
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intractable
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stubborn
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intrepid
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steadfast and corageous
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laconic
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using few words
terse |
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maverick
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independent, does not go along with a group
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mercurial
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rapid, unpredictable change in mood
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mollify
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calm
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neophyte
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recent convert
novice |
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obfuscate
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make confusing
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obstinate
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stubborn
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ostentatious
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pretentious display
showy |
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pervade
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permeate through
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phlegmatic
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calm
sluggish |
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pragmatic
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practical
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presumptuous
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overstepping bounds
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pristine
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clear
uncorrupted |
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probity
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integrity
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proclivity
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inclination
tendency |
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profligate
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wasteful
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propensity
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tendency
penchant |
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prosaic
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dull
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pungent
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strong smell or taste
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quixotic
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lofty romantic ideals
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quotidian
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commonplace
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rarefy
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to refine
to make thin |
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recondite
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hidden
difficult to understand |
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refulgent
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radiant
brilliant |
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renege
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to go back on promise
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sedulous
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diligent
hard-working |
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shard
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piece of broken pottery or glass
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soporific
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causing drowsiness
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sparse
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not dense
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spendthrift
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wastefully spender
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tacit
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implied
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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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perceptive
keen |
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unfeigned
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genuine
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untenable
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uninhabitable
not viable |
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vacillate
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to waiver
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variegated
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multicolored
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vexation
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annoyance
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vigilant
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alertly
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vituperate
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berate
use harsh language |
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volatile
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readily changing to vapor
fickle explosive |
