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54 Cards in this Set
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Noxious
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harmful; poisonous; lethal
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Remuneration
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payment for work done
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Engender
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cause
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Harangue
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noisy, attacking speech
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Replete
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full
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Abrogate
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cancel; deny; repeal
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Harbingers
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indicators; bringers of warnings
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Plaudit
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statement giving strong praise
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Ensconce
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establish firmly in a position
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Obdurate
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stubborn
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Tawdry
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of little value; gaudy
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Lachrymose
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tearful; sad
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Repudiate
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shun; eschew
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Abstemious
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self denying; refraining from indulging
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Crepuscular
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active at dawn and dusk
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Abstruse
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difficult to understand; obscure
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Laconic
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using few words; brief; to the point
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Oblique
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indirect; slanting
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Tenacious
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stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
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Ephemeral
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short-lived
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Epicure
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someone who appreciates good food and drink
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Lampoon
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ridicule; spoof
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Epistle
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a letter (form of communication)
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Epistolary
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concerned with letters; through correspondence
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Languid
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tired; slow
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Braggart
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someone who boasts
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Obsequious
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servile; submissive
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Polemical
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causing debate or argument
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Equivocate
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speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
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Larceny
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theft; robbery; stealing
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Timorous
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cowardly; fearful
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Largess
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generosity
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Pontificate
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speak pompously or dogmatically
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Reticent
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restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative
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Histrionic
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theatrical; exaggerated
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Obstreperous
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noisy and boisterous
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Portend
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foretell
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Esoteric
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obscure and difficult to understand
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Hoary
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old
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Obtuse
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mentally dull
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Portent
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a warning sign; omen
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Tome
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large book
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Brusque
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blunt; abrupt
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Obviate
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avoid; make unnecessary
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Torpid
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inactive; lazy; stagnant
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Bulwark
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fortification; barricade; wall
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Defunct
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no longer in existence
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Etymology
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the study of word origins
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Odious
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hateful
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Rife
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common
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Torpor
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dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity
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Affable
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friendly; social; easygoing
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Legion
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in large numbers
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Officious
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domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
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