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31 Cards in this Set
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disinterested
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indifferent
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dogmatic
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studbbornly opionionated
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ebullience
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the quality of lively or enthusiastic thoughts and feelings
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elegy
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a mournful poem, lamenting the dead
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emollient
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soothing to skin, make 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,obscure,difficult to understand
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esoteric
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intended for or to be understood by a small group
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exonerate
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to remove blame
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fallacy
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invalid or incorrect notion
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furitive
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marked by stealth, covert, surreptitious
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gregarious
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sociable, outgoing, enjoying the company of other people
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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 accepted dogma or convention
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impecunious
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lacking funds or money
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incipient
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beginning to come or being apparent
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inert
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unmoving,lethargic, sluggish
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innocuous
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harmless, causing no damage
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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, sullen, melancholy
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odious
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evoking intense aversion, dislike
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opaque
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impenetrable by light
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peruse
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to examine with great care
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preen
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to dress up, to primp, to groom oneself with elaborate care
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prodigious
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adundant in size, foce or extent; extraordinary
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putrefy
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to rot, decay and give off foul odour
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quaff
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to drink deeply
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sanction
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authoritative approval
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urbane
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sophisticated
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viscous
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thick,sticky
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