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29 Cards in this Set
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insensible
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unconscious; unresponsive (e.g. to shame)
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insipid
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lacking in flavour, dull
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insularity
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narrow-mindedness; isolation
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intractable
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unruly; stubborn; unyielding
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intransigence
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refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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levee
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earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
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levity
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lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucid
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easily understood; clear; intelligible
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magnanimity
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generosity
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mollify
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soothe
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morose
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(adj) ill-humoured; sullen;
melancholy |
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neophyte
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recent convert; beginner
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obsequious
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slavishly attentive; servile; sycohphantic
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obviate
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make unnecessary; get rid of
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occlude
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shut; close ('a blood clot occluded..')
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officious
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meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services
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onerous
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burdensome
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opprobrium
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infamy; vilification
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paragon
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model of perfection
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partisan
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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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paucity
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scarcity
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penchant
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strong inclination; liking
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penury
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severe poverty;
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maverick
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rebel, nonconformist
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mendacious
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lying; habitually dishonest
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malingerer
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one who feigns illness to escape duty
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malleable
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capable of being shaped by pounding
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