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83 Cards in this Set
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Inured
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Accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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Predilection
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A predisposition in favor of something; preference
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Perfidy
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Intentional breach of faith
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Tortuous
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Winding; twisting; excessively complicated
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Paean
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A song or hymn of praise
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Censure
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To criticize severely
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Truculent
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Fierce+ cruelly; eager to fight
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Neologism
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a new word, expression, or usage
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Mundane
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typical of concerned with the ordinary
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Martial
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associated with wart armed forces
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Effrontery
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extreme boldness
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Discordant
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh sounding
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Arduous
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strenuous
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Equivocate
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to use ambiguous lang with a deceptive intent
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Ingenuous
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frank; lacking sophistication
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Canonical
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following or in agreement accepted, traditional standards
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Nascent
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coming into being; in early development stage
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Perspicacious
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acutely perceptive
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Ennui
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dissatisfaction+restless resulting from boredom and apathy
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Filibuster
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intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speech making to delay legislative action.
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Magnanimity
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Quality of being generously noble in mind and heart
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Extemporaneous
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impoverished; done without preparation
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Parody
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humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art
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Abate
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to lessen in intensity or degree
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Accolade
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an expression of praise
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Adulation
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excessice praise
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Ascetic
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one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious self-devotion
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Avarice
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Greed, esp. for wealth
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Axiom
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A universally recognized principle
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Bucolic
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rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
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Canon
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an estb. set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature.
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Castigation
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Severe criticism or punishment
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Caustic
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causing corrosion; burning or stinging
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Chary
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wary; cautious
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Cogent
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convincing
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Complaisance
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willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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Contentious
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argumentative; quarrelsome
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Contrite
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Regretful; seeking forgiveness
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Culpable
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deserving blame
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dearth
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smallness of quantity or number
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demur
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to question or oppose
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didactic
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intended to teach or instruct
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discretion
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cautios reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
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disinterested
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free of bias or self-interest
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ebullience
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the quaity of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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emollient
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soothing, esp. to thie skin; making less harsh
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empirical
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based on observation or experiment
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enigmatic
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mysterious; obsure; difficult to understand
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ephemeral
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brief; fleeting
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esoteric
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intended for or inderstood by a small, specific group
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facetious
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playful; humorous
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fallacy
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a mistaken belief
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furtive
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marked by stealth, covert
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harangue
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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
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heretical
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violating convention
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hyperbole
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an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
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impecunious
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without money; lacking funds
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incipient
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beg. to come into being or to become apparent
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inert
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sluggish; lethargic
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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inveigle
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to obtain by deception or flattery
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morose
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sad
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odious
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evoking intense aversion or dislike
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oscillation
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act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
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penurious
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penny-pinching
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pernicious
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extremely harmful
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peruse
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to examine with great care
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pious
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extremely devout (devotion)
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preen
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to dress up; to primp
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prodigious
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extraordinary; abundant in size, force
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putrefy
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to rot
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quaff
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to drink deeply
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quiescence
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motionlessness
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redoubtable
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worthy of honor
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sanction
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to give permission or authority to
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squalid
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dirty as from neglect
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supplant
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to take the place of
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torpid
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lethargic; sluggish
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ubiquitous
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exisitng everywhere at the same time; widespread
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urbane
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elegant; sophisticated
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vilify
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to characterize harshly; to defame
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viscous
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thick; sticky
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aquiesce
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to agree; to comply
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