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100 Cards in this Set
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Syn: calmenss, composure, sangfroid Ant: perturbation
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Equanimity
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Amorphous, no individuality. Ant: Unusual
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Nondescript
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Abundant, dominant, full.
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Rife
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Shorten, abrigde, abbreviate
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Truncate
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Dialect, slang
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Vernacular
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Robber
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Brigand
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Fight, uproar, brawl
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Donnybrook
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Earsplitting, loud. Ant: Quient, Silent
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Stentorian
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Temperate, moderated
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Abstemious
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Expunge, remove objectionable words
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Expurgate
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Sin, crime
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Iniquity
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Supple, graceful, nimble. Ant: Stiff, awkward
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Lithe
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Talk down to
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Patronizing
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Transparent, clear. Ant: Obscure, opaque
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Pellucid
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Zenith, pinnacle. Ant: Nadir
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Acme
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Spurious, false, erroneous. Ant: truthful
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Apocryphal
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Extremely emotional experience
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Catharsis
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Inexpressive, unexplainable
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Ineffable
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Praise, fame, distinction. Ant: Opprobium
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Kudos
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Proverb, rule
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Maxim
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Circle, clique
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Coterie
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Free, liberate, disentangle. Ant: Entangle
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Extricate
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Disrespect, sauciness
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Flippancy
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To pass off as worthy or real
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Foist (verb)
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Chronic, inalterable
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Inveterate
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Abundance, excess. Ant: Dearth
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Plethora
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Bitterly spiteful, caustic, burning. Ant: Bland
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Vitriolic
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Proud, arrogant, snobbish. Ant: unpretentious
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Haughty
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Self-confidence, arrogance, excessive pride. Ant: Humility
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Hubris
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Difficult situation, disagreement. Ant: understanding
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Imbroglio
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Cliche, truism
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Platitude
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False piety or righteousness
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Sanctimonious
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Strict, rigorous, severe, restrictive. Ant: Flexible
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Stringent
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Hackneyed, cliched, ordinary. Ant: original
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Trite (adjective)
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Violent, forceful twisting
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Wrenching
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Boorish, vulgar, surly, coarse, uncouth, rude. Ant: Courteous, polished
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Churlish
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Plead, ask for, request, beseech
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Entreat
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Adverse, hostile, noxious, antagonistic, detrimental
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Inimical
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Angry, furious, enraged. Ant: Placid
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Livid
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Sensational, ghastly, gruesome, vivid. Ant: mild
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Lurid
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Announce, make known, advocate
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Promulgate
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False, incorrect, feigned, bogus, counterfeit. Ant: Genuine
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Spurious
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Sedate, dignified, proper. Ant: Garish
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Staid
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An excessive amount, fullness, satiation. Ant: dearth
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Surfeit
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Releive, Pacify, soften, assuage. Ant: Excite
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Allay
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Analysis, interpretation of, explanation
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Exegesis
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Protest, oppose, rail
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Inveigh
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honor, celebrate
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Lionize
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To exploit weaknesses of others
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Pander
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Wasteful, immoral, licentious. Ant: moral
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Profligate (adjective)
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Beyond doubt, unquestionable. Ant: discredited
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Unimpeachable
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novice
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Tyro
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unsophisticated person, yokel
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Bumpkin
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Urge, pord, spur, incite. Ant: Curb
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Goad
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Lazy, torpid, idle. Ant: Active
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Indolent
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Permeating, present throughout, ubiquitous. Ant: Absent from
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Pervasive
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sycophant, a person who flatters, fawner
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Toady
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lessening the seriousness of, justifying
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Extenuating
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Unformed, undeveloped, incomplete, incipient
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Inchoate
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Lie, mislead
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Prevaricate
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Timid, cowardly, shy. Ant: outgoing
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Timorous
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Timid, fearful. Ant: bravery
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Tremulous
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Incapable of being defended
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Untenable
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Any thin, attractive surface layer
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Veneer
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A wall or enbankment for defense, fortification
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Bulwark
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Crafty, not straightforward. Ant: Candor
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Disingenous
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UNrelending, persistent, unyielding. Ant: giving up
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Dogged
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Discomfort, unease
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Malaise
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Critic, authority
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Pundit
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To not enforce a rule, set aside, renounce, remit. Ant: demand
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Waive
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Cure-all, remedy
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Panacea
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Nearness, proximity. Ant: distance
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Propinquity
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Repeal, void, nullify, countermand. Ant: enforce
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Rescind
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Enjoy, take pleasure in, carouse, frolic
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Revel (verb)
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To express oneself enthusiastically
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Rhapsodize
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Offense, resentment
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Umbrage
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Shriveled or dried up, withered, wrinkled. Ant: Smooth
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Wizened
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Large, destructive fire
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Conflagration
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To confuse, perplex, bewilder.
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Flummox
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Troublesome, cranky, unruly, stubborn, difficult. Ant: Temperate
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Fractious
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Depravity, vileness. Ant: purity
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Turpitude
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Unnecessary, wasteful work. Ant: windfall
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Boondoggle
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Monarch, sovereign. Ant: Subject
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Potentate
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Separation, discord, division, fissure. Ant: Attraction
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Schism
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Horizontal, lying on one's back. Ant: Upright
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Supine
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Defensible
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Tenable
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Fault-finding, verbal abuse, abusive. Ant: Praiseworthy, commendable
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Vituperative
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Name or title
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Appellation
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Strightforward, uninteresting, vapid, humdrum. Ant: Animated, spirited
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Prosaic
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Power, might, strength. Ant: weakness
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Puissance
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Descendant, heir, offspring
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Scion
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Arrogant, contemptous, haughty, disdainful. Ant: Respectful
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Supercilious
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Insincere, overly flattering, unctuous
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Fulsome
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Volatile, quickly changing, capricious. Ant: Phlegmatic, steady
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Mercurial
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Suppress, squash, repress. Ant: Allow
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Squelch
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Keen, incisive, acute, sharply defined. Ant: ambiguous
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Trenchant
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Easily excused, minor, pardonable. Ant: major, punishable
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Venial
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Praise, tribute. Ant: Vituperation
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Encomium
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Obsession with doing great things
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Megalomania
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Touching, sentimental, heartfelt. Ant: insincere
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Poignant
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