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75 Cards in this Set
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contempt
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scorn; disrespect
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impecunious
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poor; having no money
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gravity
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seriousness
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indict
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to charge with a crime
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superlative
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of the highest degree or kind
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glutton
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overeater
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adamant
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not yielding; firm
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bemuse
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to preoccupy in thought
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orthodox
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traditional; accepted
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euphony
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pleasant combination of sounds
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gauntlet
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a protective glove
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urbane
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cultured; suave
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melancholy
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depression; gloom
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wane
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to grow gradually smaller
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debase
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to make lower in quality
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churlishness
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crude or surly behavior; behavior of a peasant
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calamity
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disaster
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valiant
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full of courage or bravery
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acrid
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sharp; bitter; foul-smelling
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finite
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measurable; limited; not everlasting
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incognito
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unidentified; disguised; concealed
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fatuous
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lacking in seriousness
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allocate
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to set aside; to designate; to assign
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ardent
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with passionate or intense feelings
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indigence
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the condition of being poor
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salvage
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to rescue from loss
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hyperbole
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an exaggeration, not to be taken seriously
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replica
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copy; representation; reproduction
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deprecate
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to express disapproval of; to protest against
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prodigious
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exceptional; tremendous
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resilient
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flexible; capable of withstanding stress
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abridge
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to shorten; to limit
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adroit
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clever or expert
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dogma
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a collection of beliefs
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abhor
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to hate
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apathy
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lack of emotion or interest
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din
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a noise which is loud and continuous
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conspicuous
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easy to see; noticable
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oust
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to drive out; to eject
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dichotomy
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a division in two parts or kinds
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tantalize
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to tempt; to torment
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demise
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ceasing to exist as in death
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impugn
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to attack with words; to question one's truthfulness or integrity
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incidental
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extraneous; unexpected
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arbiter
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one who is authorized to judge or decide
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limber
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flexible; pliant
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cynic
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one that believes others are motivated entirely by selfishness
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fervor
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passion; intensity of feeling
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ornate
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elaborate; lavish; decorated
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fledgling
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inexperienced person; beginner
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diverse
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different; varied
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corpulence
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obesity
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connotative
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containing associative meanings in addition to the primary one
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reverent
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respectful; feeling or showing deep love, respect, or awe
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concise
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in few words; brief; condensed
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complaisance
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the quality of being agreeable or easy to please
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communal
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shared or common ownership
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trite
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commonplace; overused
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mimicry
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imitation
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cohesion
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the act of holding together
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coffer
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a chest where money and valuables are kept
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nautical
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of the sea; having to do with ships, sailors, or navigation
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sunder
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to break; to split in two
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discrete
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separate; individually distinct; composed of distinct parts
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chortle
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to make a gleeful, clucking sound
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censor
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to examine and delete objectionable material
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fluency
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ability to write easily or expressibly
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berate
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to scold; to reprove; to reproach; to criticize
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circumlocution
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a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; not to the point
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attenuate
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to make thin or slender; to weaken or dilute
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unwonted
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not ordinary; unusual
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harmonious
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having proportionate and orderly parts
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complacent
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content; self-satisfied; smug
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defamation
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to harm a name or reputation; to slander
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mire
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to cause to get stuck in wet, soggy ground
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