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116 Cards in this Set
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BELIES
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CONTRADICTS
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REVILED
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HATED, DESPISED
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WIZENED
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DRIED UP, WITHERED
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EXPURGATING
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CENSORING
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EDIFYING
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MORALLY INSTRUCTING
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INCHOATE
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UNDEVELOPED
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COSSETED
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PAMPERED, DANDLED
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EXCULPATED
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EXCUSED
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CRAVEN
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COWARDLY
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CALAMITOUS
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CATASTROPHIC
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DELETERIOUS
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HARMFUL
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INDELIBLY
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PERMANENTLY, STRONGLY
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DIRGE
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FUNERAL HYMN, MOURNFUL SPEECH
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CREDULOUS
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GULLIBLE, TOO TRUSTING
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ANTIPATHY
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EXTREME DISLIKE
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DIATRIBE
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ABUSIVE, CONDEMNATORY SPEECH
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IMPETUOUS
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QUICK TO ACT WITHOUT THINKING
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RECONDITE
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ABTRUSE, LITTLE KNOWN
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TRECHANT
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VIGOROUS IN STYLE, EXPRESSION
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AUGUST
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IMPRESSIVE, RESPECTED
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IMBIBE
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CONSUME, ABSORB INTO THE MIND
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GORDIAN
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EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, INVOLVED PROBLEM
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INTERMINABLE
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ENDLESS
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PICAYUNE
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PETTY, WORTHLESS
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ESCHEW
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ABSTAIN FROM
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PANEGYRIC
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PUBLIC SPEECH IN PRAISE OF SOMEONE, SOMETHING
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TRUCULENT
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DEFIANT, EAGER TO ARGUE
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EBULLIENT
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CHEERFUL, FULL OF ENERGY
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REDOLENT
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REMINISCENT OF
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MALFEASANCE
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WRONGDOING, ESPECIALLY BY A PUBLIC OFFICIAL
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NEPOTISM
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PRACTICE OF FAVORING RELATIVES, FRIENDS
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SARDONIC
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CYNICAL, GRIMLY MOCKING
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FATUOUS
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SILLY, POINTLESS
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SQUALL
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SUDDEN DISTURBANCE, COMMOTION
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UTILITY
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STATE OF BEING USEFUL, PROFITABLE
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JAUNTY
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EASY, SPRIGHTLY IN MANNER
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PITHY
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BRIEF, FORCEFUL, FULL OF VIGOR/MEANING
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BURNISH
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POLISH BY FRICTION
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SLIPSHOD
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CARELESS, UNTIDY, SHABBY
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BLITHE
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JOYOUS, MERRY, CHEERFUL
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IDIOSYNCRATIC
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PECULIAR, INDIVIDUAL
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PARSIMONIOUS
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STINGY, FRUGAL, UNWILLING TO SPEND MONEY
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AVARICIOUS
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HAVING, SHOWING EXTREME GREED FOR WEALTH
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PALTRY
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RIDICULOUSLY/INSULTINGLY SMALL, UTTERLY WORTHLESS
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EGREGIOUS
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SHOCKING, OUTSTANDINGLY BAD
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CONSUMMATE
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COMPLETE, PERFECT
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UNMITIGATED
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ABSOLUTE, UNQUALIFIED
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IRRADIATION
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INTELLECTUAL, SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTMENT
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ACQUIESCE
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ACCEPT SOMETHING RELUCTANTLY, BUT WITHOUT PROTEST
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AVER
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ASSERT, AFFIRM WITH CONFIDENCE
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EXIGENCY
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URGENT NEED, DEMAND
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CONTINGENCY
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FUTURE EVENT THAT IS PLAUSIBLE BUT NOT CERTAIN
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CONFLAGRATION
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
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DISSENSION
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STRONG DISAGREEMENT, CONTENTION
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OPINE
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HOLD, EXPRESS AN OPINION
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RUSTIC
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SIMPLE, UNSOPHISTICATED
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BEMUSE
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PUZZLE, CONFUSE, BEWILDER
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BEFUDDLE
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MAKE SOMEONE UNABLE TO THINK CLEARLY
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CHAGRIN
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DISTRESS, HUMILIATION FROM FAILURE
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MOROSE
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SULLEN
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RAPACIOUS
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AGGRESSIVELY GREEDY, GRASPING
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DERISION
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RIDICULE, MOCKERY
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CALUMNY
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SLANDER
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ENDEMIC
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INHERENT, NATURALLY A PART OF
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ACRIMONY
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BITTERNESS
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CAPITULATE
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SURRENDER
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GAINSAY
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DENY, CONTRADICT, SPEAK AGAINST, OPPOSE
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ELUSIVE
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DIFFICULT TO FIND, ACHIEVE, CATCH
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OSTENTATIOUS
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EXCESSIVELY SHOWY, ORNATE
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DOGMA
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FIRMLY HELD OPINION, OFTEN A RELIGIOUS BELIEF
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EULOGY
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SPEECH IN PRAISE OF SOMETHING
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ESTIMABLE
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ADMIRABLE
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PREVARICATE
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LIE, DEVIATE FROM THE TRUTH
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RHETORIC
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EFFECTIVE WRITING, SPEAKING
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SUBLIME
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LOFTY, GRAND
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TRANSITORY
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TEMPORARY, LASTING A BRIEF TIME
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VEX
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ANNOY
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PROSCRIBE
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FORBID, DENOUNCE, CONDEMN, ESPECIALLY BY LAW
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APPELLATION
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NAME, TITLE
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DECRY
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PUBLICLY DENOUNCE
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COVETOUS
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GREEDY
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PENURIOUS
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EXTREMELY POOR, POVERTY-STRICKEN, PARSIMONIOUS
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EXPOUND
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EXPLAIN, INTERPRET
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SPECIOUS
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DECEPTIVELY ATTRACTIVE, SEEMINGLY PLAUSIBLE BUT FALLACIOUS
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PERFIDIOUS
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WILLING TO BETRAY ONE'S TRUST
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AMALGAMATE
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COMBINE, MIX TOGETHER
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AMELIORATE
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MAKE BETTER, IMPROVE
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ANACHRONISM
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SOMETHING OUT OF PLACE IN TIME
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CHICANERY
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DECEPTION BY MEANS OF CRAFT OR GUILE
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COGENT
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CONVINCING, WELL REASONED
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DIFFIDENT
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LACKING SELF-CONFIDENCE
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ENUMERATE
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COUNT, LIST, ITEMIZE
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PRECARIOUS
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UNCERTAIN
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DILAPIDATED
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RUINED
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PROLIFERATE
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INCREASE IN NUMBER QUICKLY
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OPPROBRIUM
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PUBLIC DISGRACE
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ESOTERIC
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KNOWN OR UNDERSTOOD BY ONLY A FEW
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IMPLACABLE
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UNABLE TO BE CALMED DOWN OR MADE PEACEFUL
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CONDONE
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DISREGARD, PARDON, OVERLOOK
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DILATORY
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INTENDED TO DELAY
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EQUIVOCATE
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USE EXPRESSIONS OF DOUBLE MEANING IN ORDER TO MISLEAD
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CONVOLUTED
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INTRICATE, COMPLICATED
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HAUGHTY
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ARROGANTLY SUPERIOR, DISDAINFUL
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DEPREDATION
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ACT OF ATTACKING, PLUNDERING
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IMPUNITY
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EXEMPTION FROM PUNISHMENT
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PALPABLE
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ABLE TO BE TOUCHED, FELT
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PECUNIARY
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RELATING TO, CONSISTING OF MONEY
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PELLUCID
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TRANSLUCENTLY CLEAR
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SALACIOUS
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LUSTFUL, ENJOYMENT IN SEXUAL MATTERS
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SPURIOUS
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FALSE, FAKE
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LANGUID
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SLOW, RELAXED
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EXONERATE
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CLEAR FROM BLAME
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INCULPATE
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ACCUSE, BLAME
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ALACRITY
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BRISK, CHEERFUL READINESS
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ACCOLADES
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AWARD, PRIVILEGE GRANTED
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INVECTIVE
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INSULTING, ABUSIVE, CRITICAL LANGUAGE
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