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99 Cards in this Set
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genesis
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beginning
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slovenly
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sloppy
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solecism
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ungrammatical construction
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torsion
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twisting
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foray
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raid
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yen
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desire, learning
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aesthetic
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appreciation of beauty
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antagonize
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to annoy or provoke
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ardor
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intense and passionate feeling
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attenuate
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to reduce, weaken
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banal
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predictable, boring
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bombastic
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pompous
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castigate
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to punish or criticize harshly
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cogent
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convincing and well reasoned
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condone
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to overlook, pardon, or disregard
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convoluted
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intricate and complicated
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corroborate
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to provide supporting evidence
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credulous
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too trusting; gullible
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deride
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to speak of or treat with contempt
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desultory
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disconnected, jumping from one thing to another
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diatribe
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an abusive, condemnatory speech
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diffident
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lacking self confidence
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dilatory
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intend to delay
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disabuse
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to set right or free from error
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dissemble
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to present a false appearance
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dogma
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a firmly held opinion
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dogmatic
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dictatorial in opinion
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eclectic
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variety of sources
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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elegy
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a sorrowful poem or speech
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enervate
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to reduce in strength
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engender
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to produce, cause, or bring about
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enigma
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a puzzle; mystery
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enumerate
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to count, list, or itemize
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time
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equivocate
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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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erratic
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wandering and unpredictable
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esoteric
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known or understood by only a few
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estimable
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admirable
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eulogy
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speech in praise of someone
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exculpate
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to clear from blame; prove innocent
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exigent
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urgent, requiring action
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exonerate
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to clear of blame
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explicit
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clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
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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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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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iconoclast
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and traditions
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imperturbable
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incapable of being disturbed
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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; disorganized
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ingenuous
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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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
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laconic
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using few words
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lament
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to express sorrow, to grieve
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lavish
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to give unsparingly
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loquacious
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talkative
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malinger
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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misanthrope
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a person who dislikes others
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obdurate
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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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obsequious
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overly submissive and eager to please
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obviate
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to prevent; to make unnecessary
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occlude
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to stop up; to prevent the passage of
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onerous
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troublesome and oppressive, burdensome
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
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paradox
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a contradiction or dilemma
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way; indifferent
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philanthropy
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charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
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pragmatic
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practical as opposed to idealistic
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precipitate
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly, lacking deliberation
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prevaricate
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to lie or deviate from the truth
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proliferate
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to increase in number quickly
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propitiate
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to conciliate; to appease
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prudence
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wisdom, caution, or restraint
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quiescent
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motionless
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rarefy
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to make thinner or sparser
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repudiate
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to reject the validity of
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reticent
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silent, reserved
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soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy
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specious
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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stolid
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unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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tacit
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done without words
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taciturn
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silent, not talkative
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tirade
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long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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torpor
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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transitory
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temporary, lasting a brief time
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vacillate
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to sway physically, to be indecisive
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venerate
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to respect deeply
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veracity
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filled with truth and accuracy
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verbose
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wordy
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volatile
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easily aroused or changeable, lively or explosive
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