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80 Cards in this Set
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diffident
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lack of self-confidence
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indolent
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habitually lazy (indulging in laziness)
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exigent
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urgent
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apocryphal
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doubtful authenticity
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endemic
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inherent or belonging to a particular area
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phlegmatic
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sluggish temperament
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rustic
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rural
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banal
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predictable, boring
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engender
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to cause or bring about
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dither
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act w/o clear purpose
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inundate
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overwhelm
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inure
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accustom or become used to
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imprecate
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curse
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benediction
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blessing
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rejoinder
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a response
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proclivity
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natural inclination or predisposition
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
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umbrage
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offense "to take umbrage, to take offense"
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noisome
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stinking, odorous
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maudlin
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overly sentimental
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largess
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generous giving or benevolence
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hegemony
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domination of one group over another group
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intrepid
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steadfast, courageous
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penury
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extreme poverty
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cosset
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pamper or treat w/ great care
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lampoon
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to ridicule with satire
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ossify
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to harden or set in a rigid pattern, or to change into bone
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husband
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to manage economically (to husband resources)
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quiescent
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motionless or dormant
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sardonic
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cynical or scornfully mocking
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specious
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deceptively attractive, seemingly plausible but actually false
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salubrious
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healthful or therapeutic
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diaphanous
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delicate, gauzy
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trenchant
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incisive, sharp, caustic
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic
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satiate
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to satisfy fully (even to overindulgence)
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kindle
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ignite or inspire
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disabuse
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to set right or free from error
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slake
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to calm down or moderate
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furtive
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secret, stealthy, even underhanded
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foment
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arouse or incite
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quash
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squash, suppress, put down
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hoary
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very old
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unconscionable
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unfair or unjust, even indefensibly so
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monastic
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plain, austere
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voluble
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talkative, or speaking easily
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reticent
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reserved, silent
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turgid
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bloated or swollen
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latent
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hidden potential
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tawdry
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gaudy, cheap, and showy
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inchoate
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disorganized, incoherent, not yet fully formed (thought)
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fanatical
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excessive enthusiasm, unquestioning devotion (w/ a negative connotation)
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lacrymose
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tearful, weepy
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic, rosey like (think blood and wine)
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perspicacious
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keenwitted, astute, shrewd
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inimical
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hostile, unfriendly ("inimical to each other")
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surly
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rude and bad-tempered
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glib
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easily and casually fluent, overtones of insincerity, quick and superficial, not in depth: "a glib response to a complex question"
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ignoble
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not noble
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lionize
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to treat as a celebrity, to honor
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palliate
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mitiage, ease something onerous
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vex
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annoy, irritate, to confuse or puzzle
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torpor
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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vim
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vitality and energy
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polemic
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a verbal attack or argument
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invective
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abusive language
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chicanery
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deception by craft or guile
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obsequious
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overly flattering or servile
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impudence
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trait of being offensively bold, impertinence, insolence
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vigilant
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alertly watchful
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bawdy
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racy, lewd
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prudish
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proper
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gaunt
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thin, bleak and desolate, barren
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ethereal
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heavenly, immaterial
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dispassionate
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unbiased, objective
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sentient
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conscious, aware
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panegyric
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formal, elaborate praise (oral/written)
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prolix
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wordy
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pithy
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to the point
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recalcitrant
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obstinately defiant of authority or guidance, difficult to manage
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