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77 Cards in this Set
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Anomaly
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Deviation from the common rule
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Equivocal
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Deliberately ambiguous
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Lucid
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Easily understood,
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precipitate
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to hasten the occurrence of
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assuage
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to make milder, to mitigate
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erudite
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characterized by great knowledge
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diatribe
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verbal attack
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opaque
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hard to understand, not lucid
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prodigal
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wastefully or recklessly extravagant
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enigma
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a puzzling or inexplicable occurence
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fervid
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heated or vehement in spirit
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placate
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to appease of pacify
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pedant
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a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
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capricious
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whim, erratic
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loquacious
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talkative
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laconic
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using a few words, concise
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propriety
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conformity to rules of conduct
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enervate
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destroy the vigor of, to weaken
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ignoble
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of low character
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specious
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apparently right, but not so in reality
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expiate
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make ammend for
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asperity
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severe tone
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sedulous
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diligent
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salacious
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lustful or lecherous
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churlish
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boorish and rude, difficult to work with
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apathy
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absence or supression of passion
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arrant
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downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
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flag
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to fall off in vigor
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exhort
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to urge, advise
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gainsay
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to deny
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banal
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devoid of freshness
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alacrity
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cheerfulness
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latent
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present but not visible
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halcyon
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calm and tranquil
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dissemble
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to give a false or misleading appearance
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petulant
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showing irritation over some trifling thing
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misanthrope
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hater of mankind
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compendium
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brief account
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intractable
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not easily controlled
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pusillanimous
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lacking courage
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depredation
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the act of preying upon, plundering
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inchoate
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not yet complete or developed
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prolix
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uncesseraliy drawn out or extended
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approbation
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approval
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turbid
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not clear or transparent
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lassitude
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weariness of body or mind
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indolent
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slothful
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effrontery
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shamelessly bold
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officious
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agressively forward
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inimical
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hostile
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propitious
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presenting favorable conditions
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foment
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to instigate or foster
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inveigh
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to protest strongly with words
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extant
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in existence, not destroyed or lost
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excoriate
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to denounce or berate severely
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panegyric
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formal or elaborate praise
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blandish
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to influence, cajole
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dirge
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funeral song
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inimical
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hostile
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propitious
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presenting favorable conditions
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foment
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to instigate or foster
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inveigh
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to protest strongly with words
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extant
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in existence, not destroyed or lost
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excoriate
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to denounce or berate severely
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equivocate
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to use vague or unclear expressions
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panegyric
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formal or elaborate praise
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blandish
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to influence, cajole
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dirge
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funeral song
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gregarious
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socialable
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cadge
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to borrow without intention to repay
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penurious
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extremely poor
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fatuous
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foolish or inane
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inane
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1. lacking sense 2. void, empty
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inundate
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to flood
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corroborate
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to make certain, confirm
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pillory
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to expose to public derision, abuse or ridicule
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martinet
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discriplinarion, extremely strict
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