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165 Cards in this Set
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Unequivocal
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absolute certain
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Upbraid
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to scold sharply
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Impecunious
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poor, having no money
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Wan
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Sickly pale
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Tangential
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digressing, diverting
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Fatuous
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stupid, foolishly self-satisfied
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Tyro
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beginner, novice
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Turgid
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swollen as from a fluid, bloated
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Trenchant
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acute, sharp, or incisive, forceful effective
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Bevy
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group
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Martinet
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strict disciplinarian, one who rigidly follows rules
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Prattle
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meaningless, foolish talk
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Connoisseur
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a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes
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Impugn
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to call into question, to attack verbally
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Endemic
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belonging to a particular area, inherent
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Posit
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to assume as real or conceded, propose as an explanation
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Orotund
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pompous
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Probity
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complete honesty and integrity
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Pusillanimous
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cowardly, without courage
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Politic
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shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things, diplomatic
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Parley
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discussion, usually between enemies
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Pugilism
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boxing
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Boor
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crude person, one lacking manners or taste
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Lumber
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to move slowly and awkwardly
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Heterogeneous
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composed of unlike parts, different, diverse
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Divine
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to foretell or know by inspiration
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Pervade
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to be present throughout, to permeate
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Vicissitude
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a change or variation, ups and downs
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Hyperbole
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purposeful exaggeration for effect
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Grovel
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to humble oneself in a demeaning way
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Vernal
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related to spring, fresh
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Maelstrom
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whirlpool, turmoil, agitated state of mind
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Supplant
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to replace (another) by force, to take the place of
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Profligate
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corrupt, degenerate
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Bifurcate
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to divide into two parts
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Prescient
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having foresight
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Panache
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flamboyance or dash in style and action, verve
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Apocryphal
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of questionable authority or authenticity
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Kudos
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fame, glory, or honor
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Cabal
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a secret group seeking to overturn something
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Eschew
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to shun, to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)
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Ethos
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beliefs or character of a group
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Maudlin
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overly sentimental
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Mores
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fixed customs or manners, moral attitudes
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Sully
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to tarnish, taint
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Neologism
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new word or expression
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Zenith
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the point of culmination, peak
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Mercurial
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quick, shrewd, and unpredictable
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Malediction
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a curse, a wish of evil upon another
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Magnate
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powerful or influential person
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Sagacious
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shrewd, wise
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Pare
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to trim off excess, reduce
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Contumacious
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rebellious
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Nascent
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starting to develop, coming into existence
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Panegyric
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elaborate praise, formal hymn of praise
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Panoply
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impressive array
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Oblique
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indirect or evasive, misleading or devious
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Sycophant
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a self-serving flatterer, yes-man
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Larceny
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theft of propert
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Droll
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amusing in a wry, subtle way
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Arrogate
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to claim without justification, to claim for oneself without right
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Accretion
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a growth in size, an increase in amount
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Jettison
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to discard, to get rid of an unnecessary or encumbering
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Talon
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claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey
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Tome
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book, usually large and academic
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Slake
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to calm down or moderate
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Officious
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too helpful, meddlesome
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Demagogue
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a leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
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Diaphanous
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allowing light to show through, delicate
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Perspicacious
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shrewd, astute, or keen-witted
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Contrite
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deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong
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Imprecation
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a curse
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Overwrought
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agitated, overdone
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Abstemious
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moderate in appetite
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Hermetic
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tightly sealed
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Craven
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lacking courage
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Calumny
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a false and malicious accusation, misrepresentation
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Variegated
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varied, marked with different colors
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Indolent
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habitually lazy or idle
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Acidulous
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sour in taste or manner
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Machination
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plot or scheme
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Levity
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an inappropriate lack of seriousness, overly casual
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Numismatics
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coin collecting
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Abjure
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to reject, abandon formally
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Fecund
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fertile, fruitful, productive
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Deface
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to mar the appearance of, vandalize
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Analgesia
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a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness
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Distaff
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the female branch of a family
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Axiom
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premise, postulate, self-evident truth
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Multifarious
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diverse
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Potentate
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a monarch or ruler with great power
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Redress
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relief from wrong or injury
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Inexorable
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inflexible, unyielding
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Terrestrial
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earthly, down to earth, commonplace
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Doctrinaire
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rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality, dogmatic
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Surfeit
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excessive amount
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Solecism
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grammatical mistake, blunder in speech
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Cosset
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to pamper, treat with great care
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Wily
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clever, deceptive
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Toady
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one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors
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Sinecure
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a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
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Furtive
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secret, stealthy
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Nettle
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to ittitate
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Rejoinder
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response
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Fallow
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dormant, unused
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Spartan
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highly self-disciplined, frugal, austere
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Judicious
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sensible, showing good judgment
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Yoke
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to join together
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Rustic
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rural
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Idiosyncrasy
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peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity
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Quotidian
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occurring daily, commonplace
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Plebeian
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crude or coarse, characteristic of commoners
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Euphony
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pleasant, harmonious sound
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Zephyr
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a gentle breeze, something airy or unsubstantial
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Restive
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impatient, uneasy, or restless
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Wanton
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undisciplined, unrestrained, reckless
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Flag
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to decline in vigor, strenght, or interest
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Ribald
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humorous in a vulgar way
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Listless
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lacking energy and enthusiasm
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Lepidary
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relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them
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Latent
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potential that is not readily apparent
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Repast
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meal or mealtime
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Burgeon
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to grow and flourish
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Epicure
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person with refined taste in food and wine
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Phalanx
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a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things
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Knell
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sound of a funeral bell, omen of death or failure
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Seraphic
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angelic, sweet
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Quixotic
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overly idealistic, impractical
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Monastic
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extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastery
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Surly
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rude and bad-tempered
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Effrontery
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impudent boldness, audacity
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Amulet
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ornament worn as a charm agains evil spirits
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Wizened
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shriveled, withered, wrinkled
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Kinetic
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Relating to motion, characterized by movement
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Rococo
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very highly ornamented, relating to an 18th century artistic style of elaborate ornamentation
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Inculcate
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to teach, impress in the mind
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Ossify
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to change into bone, to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern
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Missive
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a written note or letter
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Stratagem
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trick designed to deceive an enemy
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Diurnal
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existing during the day
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Deleterious
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subtly or unexpectedly harmful
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Polemic
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controversy, argument, verbal attack
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Salient
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Prominent, of notable significance
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Salubrious
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healthful
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Impious
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not devout in religion
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Lachrymose
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Tearful
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Pathogenic
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causing disease
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Incarnadine
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blood-red in color
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Belfry
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bell tower, room in which a bell is hung
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Myopic
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lacking foresight, having a narrow view or short range perspective
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Ignoble
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having low moral standards, not noble in character, mean
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Ingrate
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ungrateful person
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Pariah
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an outcast
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Cartography
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science or art of making maps
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Gestation
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growth process from conception to birth
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Dither
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to act confusedly or without clear purpose
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Opine
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to express an opinion
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Peregrinate
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to wander from place to place, to travel, especially on foot
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Canard
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a lie
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Legerdemain
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trickery
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Lampoon
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to ridicule with satire
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Limpid
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clear, transparent
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Dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion, gloomy and irritable
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Palliate
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to make less serious, ease
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Glib
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fluent in an insincere manner, offhand, casual
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