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70 Cards in this Set
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alacrity
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eagerness
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chicanery
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trickery
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evervate
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weaken
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ennui
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dissatisfied due to boredom/apathy
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fulminate
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loudly attack
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ingenuous
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tactless
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inured
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accepting something undesirable
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noxious
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harmful
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obviate
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to anticipate
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onerous
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troubling
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perfidy
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treachery
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perfunctory
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done without care
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perspicacious
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perceptive
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prattle
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empty babbling
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precipitate (adj.)
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impulsive person
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prevaricate
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mislead
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sordid
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foul
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torque
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force that causes rotation
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tortuous
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excessively complicated
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truculent
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fierce
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ameliorate
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to make better
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bucolic
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rural; rustic
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caustic
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burning or stinging
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chary
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cautious
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ebullience
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lively
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emollient
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soothing
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furtive
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marked by stealth
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harangue
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to deliver a pompous speech
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impecunious
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lacking money
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inveigle
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to obtain by deception
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morose
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sad
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penurious
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penny-pinching
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preen
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groom with elaborate care
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prodigious
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extraordinary
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quaff
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drink deeply
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redoubtable
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awe-inspiring
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squalid
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foul
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torpid
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lethargic
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adulterate
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reduce purity via dilution
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dissemble
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conceal true motives
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halcyon
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calm
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insipid
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bland
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loquacious
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talkative
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mendacity
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untruthfulness
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obdurate
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hard-hearted
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obsequious
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servile
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penury
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poverty
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pith
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central idea
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querulous
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complaining
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rancorous
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bitter resentment
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recalcitrant
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defiant
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astringent
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severe
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desiccate
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to dry out
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flout
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to show contempt for
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garrulous
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talkative
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glib
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unsophisticated
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intrepid
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steadfast and courageous
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laconic
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taciturn
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mollify
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soothe
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ostentatious
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pretentious
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phlegmatic
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sluggish
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probity
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uprightness
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prosaic
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dull
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quotidian
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commonplace
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rarefy
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to make thin; to refine
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recondite
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hidden
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sedulous
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hard-working
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soporific
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sleepy
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vituperate
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harsh language
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august
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majestic
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