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75 Cards in this Set
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lassitude
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a state of diminished energy
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Latent
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Potential that is not readily apparent
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laud
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to give praise, to glorify
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lavish
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extremely generous or extravagant
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leery
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suspicious
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legerdemain
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trickery
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lethargic
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acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
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levity
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an inappropriate lack of seriousness
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liberal
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tolerant, broad-minded; generous, lavish
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libertine
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a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
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licentious
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immoral; unrestrained by osciety
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limpid
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clear, transparent
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lionize
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to treat as a celebrity
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lissome
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easily flexed, limber, agile
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listless
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lacing energy and entusiasum
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Livid
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discolored from a bruise pale; reddened with anger
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucid
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clear and easily understood
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lugubrious
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sorrowful, mournful; dismal
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lumber
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to move slowly and awkwardly
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luminous
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bright, brilliant, glowing
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machination
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plot or scheme
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maelstrom
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whirlpool;turmoil; agitated state of mind
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magnate
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powerful or influential person
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malediction
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a curse; a wish of evil upon another
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malinger
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to evade responsibiltiy
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malleable
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capable of being shaped
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mannered
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artificial or stilted in character
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mar
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to damage, deface; spoil
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martinet
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strict diciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules
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maudlin
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overly sentimental
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mendacious
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dishonest
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mendicant
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beggar
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mercurial
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quick, shrewd and unpredictable
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meretricious
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gaudy; falsely attractive; pertaining to prostitutes
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metaphor
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figure of speech comparing two different things
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meticulous
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extremely, careful, fastidious painstaking
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militate
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to operate against, work against
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mirth
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frivolity, gaiety, laughter
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misanthrope
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a person who dislikes others
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missive
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a written note or letter
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mitigate
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to soften, to lessen
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mollify
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to calm or make less severe
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molt
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to shed hair, skin or an outer layer
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monastic
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extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastry
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monotony
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no variation, tediously the same
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mores
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fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes
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multifarious
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diverse
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myopic
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lacing foresight, having a narrow view or long-range perspective
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nadir
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lowest point
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naive
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lacing sophistication or experience
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nascent
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starting to develop, coming into existence
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neologism
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new word or expression
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neophyte
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novice, beginner
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nettle
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to irritate
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noisome
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stinking, putrid
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nominal
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existing in name only; negligible
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nuance
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a subtle expression of meaning o quality
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numismatics
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coin collecting
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obdurate
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hardened in feelings, resistant to persuasion
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oblique
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indirect, evasive; misleading, devious
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obsequious
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overly submissive and eager to please
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obstinate
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stubborn, unyielding
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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, prevent the passage of
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officious
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too helpful, meddlesome
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onerous
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troublesome and oppressive
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opaque
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impossible to see through, preventing the passage of light
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opine
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to express an opinion
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
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orotund
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pompous
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ossify
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to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern
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ostensible
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apparent
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ostentation
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excessive showiness
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overwrought
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agitated, overdone
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