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155 Cards in this Set
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ingenuous
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naive and trusting
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inherent
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firmly established by nature or habit
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innocuous
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harmless
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insensible
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unconscious; unresponsive
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insinuate
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hint; imply
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insipid
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lacking in flavor; dull
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insularity
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narrow-mindedness; isolation
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intractable
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unruly; stubborn
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intransigence
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refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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inundate
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overwhelm; flood; submerge
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inured
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accustomed; hardened
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invective
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abuse
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irascible
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irritable; easily angered
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irresolute
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uncertain how to act; weak
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itinerary
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plan of trip
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laconic
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brief and to the point
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lassitude
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languor; weariness
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latent
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undeveloped potential; dormant; hidden
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laud
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praise
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lethargic
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drowsy; dull
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levee
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earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
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levity
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lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
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log
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record of voyage, flight, or daily activities
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucid
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easily understood; clear; intelligible
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luminous
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shining; issuing light
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magnanimity
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generosity
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malingerer
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one who feigns illness to escape duty
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malleable
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capable or being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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maverick
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rebel; nonconformist
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mendacious
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lying; habitually dishonest
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metamorphosis
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change of form
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meticulous
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excessively careful
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misanthrope
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person who hates mankind
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mitigate
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lessen in intensity; moderate; appease
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mollify
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soothe
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morose
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ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
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mundane
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worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
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negate
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cancel out; nullify; deny
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neophyte
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recent convert; beginner
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obsequious
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slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
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obviate
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make unnecessary; get rid of
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occlude
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shut; close
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officious
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meddlesome; excessively pushy
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onerous
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burdensome
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opprobrium
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infamy; villification
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oscillate
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vibrate pendulumlike; waver
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ostentatious
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showy; pretentious; attract attention
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paragon
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model of perfection
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partisan
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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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pathological
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pertaining to disease
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paucity
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scarcity
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pedantic
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showing off learning; bookish
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penchant
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strong inclination; liking
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penury
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severe poverty; stingy (like a miser)
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perennial
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something long-lasting
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perifidious
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treacherous; disloyal
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perfunctory
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superficial; lacking interest
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permeable
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penetrable; porous; passage thru
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pervasive
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spread throughout
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phlegmatic
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calm; not easily disturbed
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piety
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devoutness; reverence to God
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placate
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pacify; conciliate
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plasticity
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ability to be molded
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platitude
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trite remark; commonplace statement
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plethora
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excess; overabundance
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plummet
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fall sharply
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porous
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full of pores
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pragmatic
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practical
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preamble
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introductory statement
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precarious
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risky; uncertain
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precipitate
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rash; premature; sudden
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precursor
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forerunner
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presumptuous
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arrogant; taking liberties
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prevaricate
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lie
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pristine
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characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled
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probity
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uprightness; incorruptibility
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problematic
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doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexed
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prodigal
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wasteful; reckless with money
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profound
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deep; not superficial; complete
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prohibitive
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tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; prevent; forbid
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proliferate
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grow rapidly; spread; multiply
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propensity
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natural inclination
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propitiate
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appease
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propriety
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fitness; correct conduct
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proscribe
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ostracize; banish; outlaw
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pungent
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stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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qualified
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limited; restricted
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quibble
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minor objection or complaint
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quiescent
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at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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rarefied
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made less dense (of a gas)
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recalcitrant
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resist authority; unruly; stubborn
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recant
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disclaim or disavow; confess error; retract statement openly
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recluse
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hermit; loner
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recondite
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abtruse; profound; secret
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refractory
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stubborn; unmanageable
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refute
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disprove
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relegate
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banish to an inferior position; assign; delegate
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reproach
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express disapproval or disappointment
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reprobate
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person hardened in sin; devoid of a sense of decency
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repudiate
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disown; disavow
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rescind
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cancel
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resolution
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determination
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resolve
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determination; firmness of purpose
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reticent
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reserved; uncommunicative
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reverent
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respectful; worshipful
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sage
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person celebrated for wisdom
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salubrious
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healthful
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sanction
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approve; ratify
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satiate
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satisfy fully
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saturate
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soak thoroughly
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savor
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enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
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secrete
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hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
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shard
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fragment, generally pottery
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skeptic
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doubter; person who suspends judgment until having examined the evidence supporting a point of view
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solicitous
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worried; concerned
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soporific
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sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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specious
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect; intentionally misleading
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spectrum
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colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism
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sporadic
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occurring irregularly
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stigma
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token of disgrace; brand
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stint
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be thrifty; set limits
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stipulate
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make express conditions, specify
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stolid
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dull; impassive
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striated
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marked with parallel bonds; grooved
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strut
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pompous walk
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strut
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supporting bar
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subpoena
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writ summoning a witness to appear
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subside
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settle down; descend; grow quiet
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substantiate
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establish by evidence; verify; support
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supersede
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cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
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supposition
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hypothesis; surmise
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tacit
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understood; not put into words
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tangential
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peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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tenuous
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thin; rare; slim
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tirade
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extended scolding; denunciation
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torpor
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lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
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tortuous
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winding; full of curves
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tractable
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docile; easily managed
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transgression
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violation of a law
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truculence
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aggressiveness; ferocity
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vacillate
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waver; fluctuate
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venerate
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revere
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veracious
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truthful
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verbose
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wordy
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viable
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practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
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viscous
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sticky, gluey
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vituperative
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abusive; scolding
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volatile
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changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
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warranted
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justified; authorized
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wary
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very cautious
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welter
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turmoil; bewildering jumble
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whimsical
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capricious; fanciful
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zealot
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fanatic; person with excessive zeal
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