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52 Cards in this Set
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ANOMALY
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Irregularity or deviation from the norm
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ASSUAGE
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To make less severe
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ENIGMA
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A puzzling or inexplicable experience
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EQUIVOCAL
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Ambiguous or open to two interpretations
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ERUDITE
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Learned, Scholarly
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FERVID
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burning; glowing; intensely hot
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LUCID
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easily understood; clear
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OPAQUE
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not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
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PLACATE
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to appease or pacify,
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PRECIPITATE
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to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly:
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PRODIGAL
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wastefully or recklessly extravagant: lavish
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ZEAL
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Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance
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ABSTAIN
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to hold back voluntarily
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ADULTERATE
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to make impure
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APATHY
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to have no feeling for; absence of emotion
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AUDACIOUS
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extremely bold or daring
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CAPRICIOUS
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impulsive and unpredictable
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CORROBORATE
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to make more certain; confirm
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HOMOGENEOUS
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coming from one origin
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DESICCATE
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to dry throughly, to dry up
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ENGENDER
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to produce, cause, or give rise to
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EPHEMERAL
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lasting a very short time; short-lived;
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GULLIBLE
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easily deceived or cheated.
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PEDANT
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a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details
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LACONIC
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concise
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LAUDABLE
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deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable
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LOQUACIOUS
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talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative;
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MITIGATE
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to make less severe
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PRAGMATIC
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pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations
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PROPRIETY
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conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
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EULOGY
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a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing
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VACILLATE
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to waver; show indecision
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VOLATILE
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explosive
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ADVOCATE
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to speak in favor of
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ANTIPATHY
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dislike; hostility
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BOLSTER
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to support; reinforce
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CACOPHONY
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unpleasant sounding
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DERIDE
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to mock, riducule
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DISSONANCE
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harsh, unpleasant sounding
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ENERVATE
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to weaken
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GARRULOUS
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very talkative
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INGENUOUS
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straightforward, open
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LETHARGIC
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of, pertaining to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish
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MALLEABLE
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capable of being shaped
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MISANTHROPE
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person who hates human beings
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OBDURATE
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stubborn
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OSTENTATION
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showy
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PARADOX
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contradiction
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PHILANTHROPIC
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generosity to worthy cause
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PREVARICATE
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to lie evade the truth
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VENERATE
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to solicit the goodwill of; HONOR; adoration
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WAVER
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to show indecision
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