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197 Cards in this Set
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Probity |
Honesty and integrity TRUTH |
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Posit |
To assume as real; propose an explanation |
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Imprecations |
A curse |
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Replete |
Abundantly supplied; complete |
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Repose |
Relaxation; leisure |
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Prescient |
Having foresight PREDICT |
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Interrengnum |
Period between reigns GAPS/OPENINGS |
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Peripatetic |
Wandering on foot -itinerant WANDERING |
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Inexorable |
Inflexible; unyielding -obdurate STUBBORN |
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Requite |
To return or repay |
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Sagacious |
Shrewd; wise |
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Politic |
Practical |
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Querulous |
Inclined to complain; irritable |
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Quixotic |
Overly idealistic; impractical |
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Pithy |
Profound yet concise -laconic, terse TERSE |
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Impious |
Not devout in religion |
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Inured |
Become used to something |
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Invidious |
Offensive/obnoxious |
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Oblique |
Indirect; misleading |
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Iniquity |
Sin; evil act |
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Malediction |
A curse |
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Oblique |
Indirect; misleading |
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Panache |
Flamboyant; stylish; flair |
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Panegyric |
Elaborate praise |
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Panoply |
Impressive array |
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Parley |
Discussion between enemies |
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Impugn |
To question; to attack verbally |
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Affected
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Phony; artificial
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Alacrity
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Speed or quickness
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Amortize
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To diminish by installment payments
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Amulet
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Ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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Anachronism
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Something out of place in time
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Analgesia
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A lessening of pain without loss of consciousness
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Analogous
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Similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
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Anodyne
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Something that calms or soothes pain
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Abase
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To humble; disgrace
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Abdicate
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To give up a position, right or power
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Aberrant
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Deviating from what is normal
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Abeyance
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Temporary suppression or suspension
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Abjure
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To reject, abandon formally
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Abscond
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To leave secretly
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Abstemious
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Moderate in appetite
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Abyss
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An extremely deep hole
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Accretion
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A growth in size; increase in amount
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Acidulous
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Sour in taste or manner
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Acme
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Highest point; summit
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Hoary
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Very old; whitish or gray from age
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Gradation
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A process that occurs in stages; variation in color
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Fecund
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Fertile; fruitful; productive
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Effigy
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A stuffed doll; likeness of a person; model of a person
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Demur
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To express doubts or objections
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Diaphanous
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Allowing light to shine though; delicate
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Polemic
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Controversy; argument; verbal attack
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Orotund
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Pompous
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Neophyte
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Novice; beginner
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Multifarious
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Diverse
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Militate
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To work against
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Fractious
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Unruly; rebellious
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Eschewed
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To shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)
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Impecunious
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Poor; having no money
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Frenetic
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Frantic; frenzied
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Parry
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To ward off or deflect; especially by a quick witted answer
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Philistine
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Someone who is materialistic and doesn't care about culture or the arts
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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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Nadir
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Lowest point
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Officious
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Too helpful
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Nominal
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Existing in name only; negligible
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Nettle
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To irritate
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Mar
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To damage or deface; spoil
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Metaphor
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Figure of speech comparing two different things
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Flag
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To decline in vigor, strength and interest
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Gambol
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To dance or skip playfully
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Ignoble
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Having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean
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Mendacious
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Dishonest
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Insurrection
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Rebellion
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Incarnadine
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Blood-red in color
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Glower
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To glare angrily and intensely
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Fortuitous
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Happening by change; fortunate
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Edify
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To instruct morally and spiritually
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Inquest
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An investigation
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Hegemony
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The domination of one state over its allies
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Expurgated
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To censor
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Droll
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Amusing in a subtle way
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Distaff
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The female branch of a family
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Impasse
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Blocked path; dilemma with no solution
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Diurnal
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Existing during the day
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Grovel
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To humble oneself in a demeaning way
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Encomium
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Warm praise
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Furtive
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Secret; stealthy
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Divine
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To foretell or know by inspiration
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Intractable
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Not easily managed or manipulated
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Effrontery
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Impudent boldness; audacity
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Glib
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Fluent in an insincere manner; casual
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Hyperbole
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Exaggerating for effectiveness
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Forestall
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To prevent or delay; anticipate
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Dyspeptic
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Suffering from indigestion; irritable and gloomy
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Idiosyncrasy
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Peculiar in temperament; eccentric
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Epicure
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Person with refined taste in food and wine
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Connoisseur
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A person with great knowledge on something |
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Garner
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To gather and store
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Hapless
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Unfortunate; back luck
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Ford
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To cross a body of water by wading
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Imbue
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To infuse, dye, wet, or moisten
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Burnish
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To polish
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Jettison
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To discard; to get rid of
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Ersatz
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Fake
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Chicanery
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Deception by graft or guile
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Corroborate
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To support with evidence
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Dissemble
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To disguise your true intentions
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Canard
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A lie
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Specious
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Falsely appearing to be fair; lacking real merit
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Iconoclast
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One who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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Deference
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Respect; courtesy
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Implacable
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Unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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Enervate
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To reduce in strength
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Aggrandize
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To increase in power, influence, and reputation
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Foment
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To arouse or insight
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Verbose
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Wordy
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Bombastic
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Pompous in speech and manner
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Abate
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To reduce in amount, degree, or severity
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Emulate
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To copy; to try to equal or excel
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Eloquent
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Persuasive and moving, especially in speech
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Antagonize
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To annoy or provoke to anger
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Desiccate
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To dry out thoroughly
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Enigma
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Someone or something that is very puzzling' cannot be understood or explained"
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Decorum
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Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
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Condone
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To overlook, pardon, or disregard
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Audacious
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Bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
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Equivocal
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Having two or more meanings; ambiguous; undecided; questionable
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Disabused
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To set right; free from error
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Perfidy
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Untrustworthy, faithlessness; betraying someone or something
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Dirge
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A funeral hymn or mournful speech
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Engender
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To produce, cause, or bring about
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Stolid
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lacking emotion or sensitivity
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Fawned
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To grovel; excessive praise or flattery
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Proliferate
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To increase in number quickly
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Anomaly
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Deviation from what is normal
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Imperturbable
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Not capable of being disturbed
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Apathy
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Lack of emotion, interest, or feeling
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Venerate
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To respect deeply
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Deride
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To speak or treat with contempt; to mock
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Impervious
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Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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Malinger
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Pretending to be sick to escape responsibility
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Disparate
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Entirely different; unlike
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Archaic
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Ancient or old fashioned
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Cogent
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Convincing and well reasoned
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Impetuous
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Impulsive
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Dogmatic
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Dictatorial in ones opinions
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Veracity
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Filled with truth and accuracy
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Candid
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Impartial and honest in speech
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Gregarious
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Outgoing; sociable
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Transitory
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Temporary; lasting a brief time
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Desultory
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Jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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Torpor
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Extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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Dilatory
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Intended to delay
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Exacerbate
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To make worse
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Stigma
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A mark of shame or discredit
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Capricious
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Changing ones mind quickly and often
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Assuage
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To make something unpleasant less severe
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Ardor
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Intense and passionate feelings
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Dilettante
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Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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Propriety
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The state of being proper; standards of what is socially acceptable
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Diatribe
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An abusive, condemnatory speech
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Diffidence
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Lacking self-confidence
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Reticent
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Silent; reserved
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Pungent
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Sharp and irritating to the senses
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Prudence
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Wisdom, caution or restraint
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Rhetoric
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Effective writing or speaking
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Satiate
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To satisfy fully or overindulge
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Guile
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Deceit; trickery
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Rarefy
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To make thinner or sparser
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Quiescent
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Motionless
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Catalyst
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Something that brings about change in something else
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Amalgamate
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To combine; mix together
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Elegy
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A sorrowful poem or speech
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Credulous
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Too trusting; gullible
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Discern
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To perceive or recognize
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Permeate
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To penetrate
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Esoteric
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Known or understood only by a few
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Caustic
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Harsh and critical
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Eulogy
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Speech in praise of someone
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Repudiate
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To reject the validity of something
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Castigated
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To punish or criticize harshly
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Naive
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Lacking sophistication or experience
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Monotony
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No variation; tediously the same; lack of variety
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Obdurate
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Stubborn; hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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Lament
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To express sorrow; to grieve
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Obstinate
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Stubborn
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Laudable
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Worthy of praise
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Ingenuous
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Showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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Obviate
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To prevent or make unnecessary
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Lavish
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Extremely generous or extravagant; giving unsparingly
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Mollify
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To calm or make less severe
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Abscond
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To leave secretly
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Pejorative
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Derogatory word
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Exponent
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One who champions or advocates
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Misanthrope
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Someone who dislikes others
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