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15 Cards in this Set
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ostentatious
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characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy
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pervade
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to permeate throughout (adj. form: pervasive)
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phlegmatic
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calm; sluggish; unemotional
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plethora
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an overabundance; a surplus
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pragmatic
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practical rather than idealistic
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presumptuous
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overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties
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pristine
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pure; uncorrupted; clean
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probity
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adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
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proclivity
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a natural predisposition or inclination
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profligate
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excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant (noun form: profligacy)
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propensity
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a natural inclination or tendency, penchant
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prosaic
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dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
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pungent
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characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
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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 make or become thin, less dense; to refine
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