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75 Cards in this Set
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RESPITE
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interval of relief
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RESTIVE
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impatient, uneasy, restless
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RETINUE
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group of attendants with an important person
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REVELRY
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boisterous festivity
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RIBALD
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humourous in a vulgar way
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RIPOSTE
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a retort
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ROCOCO
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very highly ornamented
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ROTUND
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round in shape; fat
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RUMINATE
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to contemplate, reflect upon
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SACROSANCT
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extremely sacred; beyond criticism
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SAGACIOUS
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shrewd, wise
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SALACIOUS
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lustful
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SALUBRIOUS
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healthful
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SANGUINE
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ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
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SAPIENT
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wise
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SCABBARD
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sheath for sword or dagger
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SCINTILLA
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very small amount
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SCINTILLATE
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to sparkle, flash
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SCURRILOUS
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vulgar, low, indecent
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SEDITION
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behaviours promoting rebellion
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SENESCENT
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aging, growing old
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SENTIENT
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aware, conscious, able to perceive
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SEPULCHRAL
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typical of a place of burial
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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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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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STRINGENT
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imposing severe, rigorous standards
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STYMIE
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to block or thwart
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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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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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SYNCOPATION
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temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
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TABLEAU
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vivid description, striking incident or scene
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TANTAMOUNT
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equivalent in value or significant; 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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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; forceful, 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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greasily, 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 favourable; 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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VARIEGATED
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varied; marked with different colors
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VIRILE
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manly, having qualities of an adult male
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VITIATE
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reduce in value or effectiveness
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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, talkative; glib
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WASPISH
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easily irriated
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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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