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30 Cards in this Set
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dregs
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sediment removed by a filter
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cursory
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hasty, performed rapidly without attention to detail
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extol
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to praise
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decry
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opposite of praise; publicly denounce
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germane
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closely related
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blithe
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joyous or merry
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smolder
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to burn slowly
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derelict
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a remiss person, shamefully negligent in not having done what one was supposed to
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priggish
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excessively proper
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haughty
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extremely proud, arrogant
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mercurial
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ever changing (mind)
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precipitate
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hasty
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vicissitude
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change in variation over time
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rectitude
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honesty, righteousness
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pliancy
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ability to be changed
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intrepid
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brave
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vanguard
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a group of people leading the way in new developments
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locale
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particular place
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inveterate
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established, habitual
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he was a inveterate drinker.
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debacle
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extreme failure
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goad
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something that initiates action
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provocation
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initiates conflict
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chased
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ornamented with grooves or indentions
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execration
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strong dislike for
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fulmination
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verbally attack, opposite to laud
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opprobrium
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disgrace and shame
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founder
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to stall or collapse
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disjoin
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separate into clearly defined parts
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coalesce
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solidify, come together
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spurious
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false
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