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60 Cards in this Set
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Belie
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contradict; misrepresent; to give a false impression
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Burgeon
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to flourish, to grow rapidly
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Desultory
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random; disconnected; rambling
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Dissemble
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to pretend; to disguise one’s motives
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Dissolution
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disintegration; debauchery
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Effrontery
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shameless boldness; presumptuousness
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Equivocate
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to intentionally use vague language
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Ingenuous
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naïve and trusting; lacking sophistication
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Opprobrium
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disgrace; contempt
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Recondite
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abstruse; profound
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Repudiate
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reject as having no authority
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Abjure
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to reject; abandon formally
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Demur
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to question or oppose
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Descry
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to discriminate or discern
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Impetuous
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impulsive; characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion
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Inimical
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damaging; harmful; injurious
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Ineluctable
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inevitable; unavoidable
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Insouciant
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indifferent; lacking concern or care
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Intrepid
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steadfast and courageous
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Inveigh
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to disapprove; protest vehemently
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Inveigle
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to win over by flattery or coaxing
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Pernicious
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extremely harmful; potentially causing death
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Profligate
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excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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Remonstrate
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to object or protest
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Salutary
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remedial; causing improvement
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Sententious
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aphoristic or moralistic; epigrammatic; tending to moralize excessively
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Surfeit
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excess; an overabundant supply
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Virulent
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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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Temerity
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excessive confidence or boldness
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Apprise
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to inform
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Approbation
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praise; approval
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Enervate
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to weaken
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Dyspeptic
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gloomy, pessimistic, irritable
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Contrived
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obviously planned or forced
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Venal
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bribable; mercenary; corruptible
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Equivocal
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ambiguous; open to more than one interpretation
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Pejorative
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expressing contempt or disapproval
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Vindicate
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clear of blame or suspicion
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Abet
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to encourage or support
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Enmity
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hostile
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Explicate
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to make plain or clear
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Ingratiate
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to establish oneself in the good graces of others
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Ingénue
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innocent; artless
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Seminal
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having possibilities of future development; primary, decisive
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Candor
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frank, open, sincere
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Incisive
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penetrating; cutting; biting
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Equable
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free from change; uniform
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Reticent
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not speaking freely, reserved
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Guileless
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sincere; free from guile
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Inexorable
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unyielding; unalterable
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Myopic
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shortsighted; narrow-minded
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Ken
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knowledge, understanding; range of one’s vision
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Aggrandized
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to make larger or greater
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Limpid
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clear, transparent
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Avail
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help; benefit
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Fastidious
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attentive and concerned with detail
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Lackadaisical
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lacking enthusiasm and determination; lazy
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Indelible
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not to be forgotten or removed
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Conscientious
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wishing to do what is right
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Travail
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painfully difficult or burdensome
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