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38 Cards in this Set
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Misanthrope |
One who hates mankind |
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Mitigate |
Lessen in intensity |
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Mollify |
Soothe |
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Morose |
Ill-humored |
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Mundane |
Worldly (as opposed to spiritual) |
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Negate |
Cancel out |
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Neophyte |
Recent convert; beginner |
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Obdurate |
Stubborn |
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Obsequious |
Slavishly attentive |
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Obviate |
Make unnecessary |
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Officious |
Excessively pushy in offering one's service |
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Onerous |
Burdernsome |
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Opprobrium |
Infamy; vilification |
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Oscillate |
Vibrate pendulumlike |
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Ostentatious |
Pretentious; showy |
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Paragon |
Model of perfection |
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Partisan |
One sided |
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Pathalogical |
Pertaining to disease |
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Paucity |
Scarcity |
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Pedantic |
Showing off learning; bookish |
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Penchant |
Strong inclination; liking |
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Penury |
Severe poverty |
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Perennial |
Something long-lasting |
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Perfidious |
disloyal |
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Perfunctory |
Superficial |
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Permeable |
Penetrable; porous |
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Pervasive |
Spread throughout |
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Phlegmatic |
Calm |
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Piety |
Devoutness; reverence for God |
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Placate |
Pacify |
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Plasticity |
Ability to be molded |
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Platitude |
Commonplace statement |
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Plethora |
Excess; overabundance |
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Porous |
Full of pores |
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Pragmatic |
Practical |
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Precarious |
Uncertain; risky |
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Precipitate |
Rash; premature; hasty |
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Precursor |
Forerunner |
