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78 Cards in this Set
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dissonance
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lack of harmony
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distend
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to expand
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doctrinaire
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unyielding
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dogmatic
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stating opinions sans proof
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ebullient
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exhilarated
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efficacy
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efficiency
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effrontery
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shameless boldness
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elegy
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lamenting poem
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enervate
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to weaken
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engender
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to cause
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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equanimity
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composure
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equivocate
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intentionally use vague language
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erudite
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learned
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eulogy
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high praise
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exacerbate
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to aggravate
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exculpate
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to clear of blame
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chicanery
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trickery
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coda
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part of lit or musical composition
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commensurate
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proportional
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compendium
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brief summary
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conciliatory
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overcome distrust
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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craven
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cowardly
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decorum
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proper behavior
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deference
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respect
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delineate
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represent or depict
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denigrate
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to slur someone's rep
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desultory
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random
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diffidence
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shyness
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dirge
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funeral hymn
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disabuse
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to free from misconception
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discordant
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not in tune
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disparate
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unrelated
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dissemble
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to pretend
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disseminate
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to spread
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dissolution
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terminate relationship
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insularity
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narrow-mindedness
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intractable
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not easily managed
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intransigence
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stubbornness
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inundate
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cover with water
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inured
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accustomed too
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invective
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verbal abuse
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irascible
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easily angered
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laconic
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using few words
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lethargic
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inactive
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magnanimity
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generosity
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mendacious
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dishonest
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misanthrope
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one who hates humanity
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mollify
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to soothe
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morose
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ill humored
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neophyte
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novice
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obsequious
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overly submissive
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obviate
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make unnecessary
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occlude
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to shut
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officious
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too helpful
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onerous
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burdensome
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opprobrium
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disgrace
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exigency
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crisis
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extraneous
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non essential
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facetious
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humorous
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fallacious
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misleading
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fatuous
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foolishly self satisfied
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garrulous
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very talkative
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gregarious
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sociable
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harangue
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tirade
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inchoate
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perfectly formed
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indigence
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poverty
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flout
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treat scornfully
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foment
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to incite
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gainsay
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to deny
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indolent
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habitually lazy
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ingenuous
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naive and trusting
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fawning
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seek favor through flatter
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felicitous
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appropriate
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flag
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grow weak
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innocuous
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harmless
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insipid
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lacking flavor
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