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155 Cards in this Set
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FANATICAL
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acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
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FAWN
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to grovel
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FERVID
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intensely emotional
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FLORID
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excessively decorated or embellished
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FOMENT
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to arouse or incite
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FRUGALITY
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a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
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FACETIOUS
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witty in an inappropriate way
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FATUOUS
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stupid
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FEALTY
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intensely loyal
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FECUND
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fertile, fruitful, productive
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FETID
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foul-smelling, putrid
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FEY
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doomed
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FILCH
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to steal
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FILIAL
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appropriate for a child
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FLACCID
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limp, flabby, weak
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FOLIATE
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to grow, sprout leaves
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FORSWEAR
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to renounce, disclaim, reject
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FRACAS
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noisy dispute
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FRACTIOUS
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unruly, rebellious
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FRENETIC
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wildly frantic, frenzied, hectic
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FULMINATE
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to explode with anger
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FULSOME
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excessive, overdone, sickeningly abundant
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FURTIVE
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secret, stealthy
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GAINSAY
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to deny
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GAMBOL
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to dance or skip around playfully
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GAUCHE
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crude, socially awkward
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GERMINATE
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to begin to grow
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GIBE
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to make heckling, taunting remarks
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GLIB
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fluent in an insincere manner; casual
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GNOSTIC
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having to do with knowledge
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GRANDILOQUENCE
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pompous talk, fancy but meaningless language
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GRATUITOUS
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free, voluntar
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GUSTATORY
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relating to sense of taste
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GARRULOUS
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tending to talk a lot
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GREGARIOUS
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outgoing, sociable
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GUILE
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deceit or trickery
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GULLIBLE
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easily deceived
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HOMOGENEOUS
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of a similar kind
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ICONOCLAST
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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IMPERTURBABLE
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not capable of being disturbed
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IMPERVIOUS
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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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IMPETUOUS
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quick to act without thinking
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IMPLACABLE
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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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INCHOATE
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not fully formed
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INGENUOUS
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showing innocence
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INIMICAL
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hostile, unfriendly
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INNOCUOUS
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harmless
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INSIPID
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lacking interest or flavor
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INTRANSIGENT
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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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INUNDATE
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to overwhelm; to cover with water
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IRASCIBLE
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easily made angry
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HACKNEYED
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boring, worn out by over-use
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HARANGUE
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a pompous speech
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HEGEMONY
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leadership, domination, usually by a country
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HERETICAL
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opposed to an established religious orthodoxy
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HERMETIC
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tightly sealed
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HOARY
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very old; whitish or gray from age
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HUSBAND
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to farm; manage carefully and thriftily
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IDIOSYNCRASY
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peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity
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IGNOMINIOUS
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disgraceful and dishonourable
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ILK
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type or kind
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ILLUSORY
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unreal, deceptive
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IMBUE
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to infuse; dye; wet; moisten
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IMPECUNIOUS
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poor, having no money
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IMPERIOUS
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arrogantly self-assured, domineering, over-bearing
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IMPOLITIC
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unwise
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IMPROMPTU
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spontaneous, without rehearsal
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IMPUGN
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to call into question, attack verbally
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INCARNATE
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having bodily form
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INCENDIARY
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combustible, flammable, burning easily
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INCULCATE
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to teach; impress in the mind
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INCULPATE
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to blame; charge with a crime
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INDEFATIGABLE
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never tired
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INDIGENT
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very poor
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INDOLENT
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habitually lazy, idle
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INDUBITABLE
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unquestionable
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INERT
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unable to move, tending to inactivity
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INFALLIBLE
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incapable of making a mistake
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INGENIOUS
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original, clever, inventive
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INGRATIATE
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to bring oneself purposely into another's good graces
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INGRESS
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entrance
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INNUENDO
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indirect and subtle criticism
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INSIDIOUS
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sly, treacherous, devious
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INSUPERABLE
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insurmountable, unconquerable
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INTERDICT
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to forbid, prohibit
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INTERLOCUTOR
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someone taking part in a dialogue
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INTERLOPER
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trespasser
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INTERNECINE
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deadly to both sides
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INTERPOLATE
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to insert; change by adding new words or material
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INTERSTICE
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a space between things
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INTIMATION
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clue, suggestion
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INTREPID
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fearless
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INTRINSIC
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inherent, internal
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INURE
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to harden; become used to
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INVETERATE
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confirmed, long-standing
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INVIDIOUS
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offensive
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ITINERANT
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wandering from place to place, unsettled
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JIBE
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to shift suddenly from one side to the other
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JINGOISM
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belligerent support of one's country
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JOCULAR
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jovial, playful, humorous
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JUGGERNAUT
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huge force destroying everything in its path
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JURISPRUDENCE
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philosophy of law
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KISMET
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fate
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KNELL
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sound of a funeral bell, omen of death or failure
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LACONIC
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using few words
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LAMENT
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to express sorrow
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LAUD
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to give praise; to glorify
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LAVISH
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to give unsparingly (v.); extremely generous or extravagant (adj.)
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LETHARGIC
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acting in an indifferent/slow manner
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LOQUACIOUS
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talkative
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LUCID
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clear and easily understood
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LUMINOUS
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bright, brilliant, glowing
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LACHRYMOSE
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tearful
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LAMBASTE
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disapprove angrily
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LAPIDARY
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relating to precious stones
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LARGESS
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generosity; gift
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LASSITUDE
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lethargy, sluggishness
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LEGERDEMAIN
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trickery
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LEVITY
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humor, frivolity, gaiety
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LEXICON
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dictionary, list of words
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LIBIDINOUS
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lustful
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LICENTIOUS
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immoral; unrestrained by society
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LIMPID
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clear and simple in style
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LINIMENT
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medicinal liquid used externally to ease pain
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LIONIZE
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to treat as a celebrity
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LISSOME
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easily flexed, limber, agile
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LUGUBRIOUS
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sorrowful, mournful
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MACABRE
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gruesome, producing horror
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MACHINATION
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plot or scheme
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MALAPROPISM
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humorous misuse of a word
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MALEVOLENT
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ill-willed; causing evil or harm to others
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MANIFOLD
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diverse, varied; comprised of many parts
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MARTINET
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strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules
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MAUDLIN
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overly sentimental
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MAWKISH
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sickeningly sentimental
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MEGALOMANIA
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mental state with delusions of wealth and power
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MENDACIOUS
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dishonest
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MENDICANT
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beggar
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MERCURIAL
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quick, shrewd, and unpredictable
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MERITORIOUS
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deserving reward or praise
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MINATORY
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menacing, threatening
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MNEMONIC
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relating to memory; designed to assist memory
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MOLT
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to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically
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MORDACIOUS
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caustic, biting
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MOTE
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small particle, speck
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MULTIFARIOUS
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diverse
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MUNIFICENT
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generous
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MALINGER
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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MALLEABLE
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capable of being shapped
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METAPHOR
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a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol (without like or as)
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METICULOUS
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extremely careful about details
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MISANTHROPE
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a person who dislikes others
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MITIGATE
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to soften; to lessen
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MOLLIFY
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to calm or make less severe
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MONOTONY
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lack of variation
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