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15 Cards in this Set
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exegesis
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critical examination, explication
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expiate
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to atone or make amends for: "Pia Zadora has expiated her movie career by good works and charity."
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extirpate
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to destroy, exterminate, cut out, exscind
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fatuous
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silly, inanely foolish
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fractious
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quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, refractory, irritable
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gainsay
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to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose
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heterodox
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iconoclastic, heretical, unorthodox
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imbroglio
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difficult or embarrassing situation
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indefatigable
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not easily exhaustible; tireless, dogged
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ineluctable
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certain, inevitable
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inimitable
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one of a kind, peerless
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insouciant
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unconcerned, carefree, heedless
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inveterate
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deep rooted, ingrained, habitual
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jejune
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vapid, uninteresting, nugatory; childish, immature, puerile
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lubricious
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lewd, wanton, greasy, slippery
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