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45 Cards in this Set
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lechery
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excessive indulgence in sexual activity
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lascivious
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given to or expressing lust, lecherous
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand
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turbid
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in state of turmoil
muddy |
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carousal
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a riotous drinking party
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dissipated
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spread
*to spend or use up wastefully |
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iniquity
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gross injustice
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liberatine
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acts without moral constraint
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libidinous
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having or exhibiting lustful desires
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ribald
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characterized by or indulge in vulgar humor
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turpitude
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depravity, baseness
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mercurial
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volatile, changing quickly
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perspicacious
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penetrating mental discernment
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calumny
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slander
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diatribe
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abusive denunciation
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inveigh
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vent angry disapproval
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harangue
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tirade
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obloquy
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abusive language, calumny
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dissolute
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lacking moral constraint
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objurgate
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scold or rebuke
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pillory
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to expose to ridicule
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remonstrate
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say or plead in protest
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reprehend
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voice disapproval, reprove
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vituperative
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criticize harshly
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aggrandize
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expand, make greater
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encomium
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praise
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esurient
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hungry; greedy
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impecunious
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poor; penniless
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abeyance
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termporarily set aside
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abjure
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repudiate, to renounce
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abnegation
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self denial
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abortive
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to abolish, to do away with
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decamp
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to depart secretly
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demur
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voice opposition
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recidivism
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return to previous behaviour,esp criminial
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fealty
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faithfulness
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asperity
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roughness, severity, harshness in manner
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mordant
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bitingly sarcastic
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incisive
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penetrating clear sharp
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mordacious
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caustic, sarcastic
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trenchant
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forceful, effective, vigorous
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adulterate
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to make impure by adding inferior ingredients;
weaken |
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enervate
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weaken
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stultify
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to render useless or ineffectual
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vitiate
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reduce quality;
debase; invalidate |