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60 Cards in this Set
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Impertinent |
Irrelevant; not showing respect, rude |
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Salutary |
Beneficial |
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Platitudinous |
Banal, trite, hackneyed |
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Punitive |
Harsh punishment |
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Amenable |
Responsive, cooperative |
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Fitfully |
Not regular, intermittent |
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Intermittently |
Alternating, ceasing and beginning again |
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Latent |
Dormant |
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Opprobrious |
Offensive |
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Invective |
Marked by harsh, insulting language |
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Beguiling |
Charming in a deceptive way |
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Stalemate |
Deadlock |
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Debacle |
Failure, catastrophe, disaster |
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Reviled |
Criticized in an abusive manner |
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Licentious |
Unprincipled in sexual matters |
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Respite |
A break |
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Copse |
A group of trees |
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Conspiracy |
An agreement to perform a wrongful act |
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Garish |
Marked with excessive ornamentation |
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Robustious |
Boisterous |
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Vertiginous |
Dizziness |
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Autocratic |
Governed by a single ruler |
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Oligarchic |
Governed by a few |
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Anarchist |
Believing that government is not necessary |
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Oeuvre |
The work of an author |
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Fanatical |
Obsessive |
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Pedagogical |
Instructive |
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Assiduous |
Diligent, hardworking |
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Unremitting |
Continual |
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Incessant |
Continual |
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Invincible |
Undefeatable |
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Irrevocable |
Impossible to take back, reverse |
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Formulaic |
Rigid, standard |
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Ludicrous |
Ridiculous |
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Adages |
Proverbs |
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Abjure |
Renounce |
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Refute |
Prove to be false |
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Intimated (verb) |
Suggest |
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Profess |
Declare |
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Flippant |
Disrespectful |
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Impassive |
Not feeling or showing emotion |
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Curt |
Abrupt |
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Polemic |
Sharply phrased argument directed at someone |
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Feckless |
Careless |
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Circumspect |
Mindful of potential consequences |
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Inchoate |
Poorly formed |
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Credulous |
Believed to readily |
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Quixotic |
Impractical, unpredictable |
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Reproach |
Express disapproval |
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Veracious |
Speaking the truth |
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Veritable |
Authentic |
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Negligent |
Characterized by carelessness and neglectfulness |
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Foment |
Incite or agitate |
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Felictious |
Fitting, suiting |
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Reviled |
Criticize in an abusive manner |
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Inventive |
Marked with harsh insulting language |
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Fitfully |
Intermittently |
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Vicarious |
Something imagined in the place of another |
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Reify |
Something concrete |
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Foolhardy |
Impulsive, irresponsible |
