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140 Cards in this Set
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apprise
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v. to inform
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maelstrom
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n. whirlpool; turmoil
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juggernaut
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n. huge force destroying everything in its path
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categorical
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adj. absolute; without exception
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cicuitous
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adj. roundabout
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disparate
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adj. dissimilar
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imbroglio
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n. complicated situation; an entanglement
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ebullient
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adj. exhilarated; enthusiastic
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Machiavellian
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adj. crafty; double-dealing
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inveigh
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v. to disprove; protest vehemently
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fiat
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n. arbitrary order; authorization
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cadge
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v. to beg; sponge
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malign
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v. to speak evil of
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lustrous
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adj. shining
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impute
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v. to relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault to; assign as a characteristic
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factotum
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n. a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman
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guise
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n. outward appearance; false appearance; pretense
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lascivious
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adj. lustful
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officious
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adj. too helpful
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extant
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adj. in existence; not lost
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panegyric
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n. elaborate praise
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harrowing
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adj. extremely distressing; terrifying
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contrite
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adj. very sorrowful for a wrong
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contumacious
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adj. disobedient; rebellious
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paean
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n. song of joy or triumph
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execrable
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adj. detestable; abhorrent
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cognizant
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adj. informed; conscious; aware
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expatiate
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v. to speak or write at length
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cardinal
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adj. of foremost importance
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copious
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adj. abundant; plentiful
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congenial
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adj. similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to
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asperity
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n. severity; harshness; irritability
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callous
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adj. thick-skinned; insensitive
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limn
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v. to draw; describe
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jibe
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v. to be in agreement
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extrinsic
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adj. not inherent or essential
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bovine
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adj. cowlike
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enervate
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v. to weaken
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clique
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n. a small, exclusive group
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founder
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v. to sink; fail; collapse
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effrontery
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n. shameless boldness; presumptuousness
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disinterested
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adj. unprejudiced; objective
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ascetic
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n. one who practices self-denialc
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iconoclastic
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adj. attacking cherished traditions
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compendium
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n. brief, comprehensive summary
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doggerel
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n. poor verse
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fatuous
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adj. foolishly self-satified
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froward
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adj. stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient
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libertine
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n. one without moral restraint
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endemic
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adj. inherent; belonging to an area
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lassitude
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n. lethargy; sluggishness
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meretricious
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adj. gaudy; plausible but false; specious
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impede
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v. to hinder; block
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conundrum
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n. riddle; puzzle with no solution
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indolent
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adj. habitually lazy; idle
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cloister
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v. to confine; seclude
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divulge
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v. to make known something that is secret
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captious
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adj. faultfinding; intended to entrap, as in a argument
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onerous
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adj. burdensome
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evince
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v. to show plainly; be an indication of
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felicitous
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adj. suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen
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diffuse
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v. to spread out
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defame
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v. to malign; harm someone's reputation
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apothegm
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n. a terse, witty saying
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fawning
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adj. seeking favor by flattering
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obseuious
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adj. overly submissive
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brazen
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adj. bold; shameless
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dissemble
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v. to pretend; disguise one's motives
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abeyance
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n. temporary suppression or suspension
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coalesce
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v. to cause to become one
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euthanasia
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n. mercy killing
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disingenuous
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adj. not candid; crafty
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interregnum
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n. interval between reigns; gap in continuity
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impinge
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v. to strike; encroach
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convivial
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adj. sociable
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alloy
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n. a combination; a mixture of two or more metals
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accure
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v. to accumulate; grow by additions
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covetous
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adj. desiring something owned by another
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fractious
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adj. quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious
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incursion
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n. sudden invasion
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overweening
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adj. arrogant
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fetid
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adj. having a bad smell, noisome
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pellucid
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adj. transparent; easily understood
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elixir
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n. a substance believed to have the power to cure ills
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fulminate
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v. to attack loudly; denounce
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implode
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v. collapse inward violently
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astringent
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adj. harsh; severe
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diaphanous
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adj. transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial; vague
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demotic
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adj. pertaining to people
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fracas
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n. a loud quarrel; brawl
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impecunious
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adj. poor; having no money
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extraneous
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adj. not essential
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expository
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adj. explanatory
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latent
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adj. present but hidden; potential
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multifarious
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adj. diverse
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adamant
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adj. uncompromising; unyielding
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gouge
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v. to tear out; scoop out; overcharge
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introspective
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adj. contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings
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encomium
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n. a formal expression of praise
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deterrent
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n. something that discourages or hinders
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magnanimity
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n. generosity; nobility
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formidable
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adj. menacing; threatening
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aberrant
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adj. deviating from what is normal
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heterodox
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adj. unorthodox; not widely accepted
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argot
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n. a specialized vocabulary used by a group
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contentious
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adj. quarrelsome; causing quarrels
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inadvertently
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adv. carelessly; unintentionally
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cantankerous
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adj. irritable; ill-humored
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equanimity
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n. composure; calmness
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denizen
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n. an inhabitant; a regular visitor
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bawdy
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adj. obscene
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discrepancy
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n. difference between
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levity
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n. light manner or attitude
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effete
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adj. depleted of vitality; overrefined; decandent
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implausible
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adj. unlikely; unbelievable
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affected
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adj. pretentious, phony
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fledgling
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n. beginner; noivce
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obviate
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v. to prevent
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forswear
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v. renounce; repudiate
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disparage
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v. to belittle
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caustic
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adj. sarcastically biting; buring
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extirpate
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v. to root up; to destroy
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concomitant
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n. existing concurrently
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bedizen
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v. to dress in a vulgar, showy manner
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inveterate
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adj. confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted
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guileless
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adj. free of cunning or deceit; artless
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gossamer
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adj. sheer; light and delicate, like cobwebs
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demur
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v. to express doubt
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exact
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v. to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority
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divest
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v. to strip; deprive; rid
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histrionic
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adj. relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical arts or performance
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flag
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v. to droop; grow weak
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attenuate
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v. to weaken
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interpolate
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v. to insert; change by adding new words or material
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distend
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v. to expand; swell out
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ineluctable
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adj. not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable
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obdurate
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adj. stubborn
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intransigence
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n. stubbornness; refusal to compromise
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assiduous
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adj. diligent; hard-working
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nonplussed
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adj. bewildered
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