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60 Cards in this Set
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SHIRK
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TO AVOID A TASK DUE TO LAZINESS OR FEAR
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SIMPER
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TO SMIRK, SMILE FOOLISHLY
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SINECURE
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WELL-PAYING JOB OR OFFICE THAT REQUIRES LITTLE OR NO WORK
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SINUOUS
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WINDING, INTRICATE, COMPLEX
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SLAKE
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TO QUENCH OR MODERATE
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SLOVENLY
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UNTIDY, MESSY
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SOJOURN
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VISIT, STAY
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SOLECISM
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GRAMMATICAL MISTAKE
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SOLIPSISM
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BELIEF THAT THE SELF IS THE ONLY REALITY
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SOMNABULIST
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SLEEPWALKER
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SONOROUS
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PRODUCING A FULL, RICH SOUND
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SOPHIST
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PERSON GOOD AT ARGUING DEVIOUSLY
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SPORTIVE
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FROLICSOME, PLAYFUL
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SQUALID
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FILTHY; MORALLY REPULSIVE
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STAID
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SELF-RESTRAINED, STRAIT-LACED
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STENTORIAN
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EXTREMELY LOUD
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STRIATE
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STRIPED, GROOVED
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SUBTERFUGE
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TRICK OR TACTIC USED TO AVOID SOMETHING
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SULLY
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TO SOIL, STAIN, TARNISH, TAINT
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SUPERCILIOUS
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ARROGANT, HAUGHTY, OVERBEARING, CONDESCENDING
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SURLY
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RUDE AND BAD-TEMPERED
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SURREPTITIOUS
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CHARACTERIZED BY SECRECY
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SYBARITE
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PERSON DEVOTED TO PLEASURE AND LUXURY
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SYCOPHANT
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SELF-SERVING FLATTERER, YES-MAN
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TABLEAU
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VIVID DESCRIPTION, STRIKING INCIDENT OR SCENE
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TALISMAN
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SOMETHING PRODUCING A MAGICAL EFFECT
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TANTAMOUNT
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EQUIVALENT IN VALUE OR SIGNIFICANCE, AMOUNTING TO
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TEMERITY
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RECKLESSNESS
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TENABLE
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DEFENSIBLE, REASONABLE
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TENET
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BELIEF, DOCTRINE
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TENUOUS
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WEAK, INSUBSTANTIAL
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THRENODY
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A SAD POEM OR SONG
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TRAMMEL
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TO IMPEDE OR HAMPER
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TRENCHANT
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ACUTE, SHARP, INCISIVE; FORCEFULL, EFFECTIVE
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TRITE
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SHALLOW, SUPERFICIAL
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TRUCULENT
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SAVAGE AND CRUEL; FIERCE; READY TO FIGHT
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TURGID
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SWOLLEN, BLOATED
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TURPITUDE
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INHERENT VILENESS, FOULNESS, DEPRAVITY
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TYRO
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BEGINNER, NOVICE
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UMBRAGE
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OFFENSE, RESENTMENT
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UNCTUOUS
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GREASY, OILY, SMUG AND FALSELY EARNEST
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UNFETTERED
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FREE, UNRESTRAINED
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UNSULLIED
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CLEAN
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UNTOWARD
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NOT FAVORABLE, UNRULY
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URBANE
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COURTEOUS, REFINED, SUAVE
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USURY
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LENDING MONEY AT EXORBITANT RATES
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VACUOUS
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EMPTY, VOID; LACKING INTELLIGENCE
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VARIEGATED
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VARIED; MARKED WITH DIFFERENT COLORS
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VIRILE
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MANLY
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VISCOUS
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THICK, SYRUPY
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VITIATE
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REDUCE IN VALUE OR EFFECTIVENESS
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VITRIOLIC
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BURING, CAUSTIC, SHARP
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VITUPERATE
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TO ABUSE VERBALLY
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VOCIFEROUS
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LOUD, VOCAL, AND NOISY
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VOLUBLE
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SPEAKING MUCH AND EASILY TALKITIVE, GLIB
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WASPISH
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EASILY IRRITATED
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WIZENED
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WITHERED, SHRIVELED, WRINKLED
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WRAITH
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A GHOST
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XENOPHOBIA
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FEAR OR HATRED OF FOREIGNERS OR STRANGERS
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ZENITH
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HIGHEST POINT, SUMMIT
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