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24 Cards in this Set
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Acerbic
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having a sour or bitter taste or character, sharp, biing
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aggrandize
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increase in intensity, pweor, influence, prestige
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anachronism
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out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
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astringent
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having a tightening effect on living tissue; hars; severe
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desiccate
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to dry out or dehydrate
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dilettante
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one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts of a branch of knowledge
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garrolous
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pointlessly talkative, talking too much
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inimical
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damaging, harmful, injurious
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laconic
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terse, using few words
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mercurial
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characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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phlegmatic
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calm, sluggish, unemotional
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probity
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adherence to highest principles; complete integrity
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profilgate
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excessively wasteful
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prosaic
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dull, lacking in imagintion or spirit
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quixotic
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foolishly impractical, marked by lofty romantic ideals
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rarefy
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to refine; to make or become thing, less dense
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recondite
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hidden, concealed, difficult to understand, obscure
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refulgent
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radant; shiny; brillian
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sedulous
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diligent, persistent, hard-working
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soporific
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tending to induce sleep
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trenchant
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sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating
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unfeigned
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genuine, not false or hypocritical
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variegated
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multicolored
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vituperate
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use harshly condemnatory language; berate
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