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25 Cards in this Set
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Obdurate
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Hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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Obviate
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To prevent; to make unnecessary; forestall
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Invidious
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Envious; offensive; likely to promote ill-will
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Indolent
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Habitually lazy; idle
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Lapidary
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Relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them
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Querulous
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Inclined to complain; irritable
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Neophyte
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Novice; beginner
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Rebarbative
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Causing annoyance or irritation; repellent
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Insipid
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Lacking interest or flavor
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Chicanery
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Deception by means of craft or guile
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Distaff
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The female branch of a family
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Panoply
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Impressive array
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Divine
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To foretell or know by inspiration
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Sobriquet
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Nickname
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Bilk
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To cheat; to defraud
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Taciturn
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silent; not talkative
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way; mechanical
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Glib
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fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual
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Enumerate
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To count; list; or itemize
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Requite
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To return or repay
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Vim
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Vitality and energy
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Mirth
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frivolity; gaiety
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Occlude
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To stop up; to prevent the passave of
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Capricious
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Changing one's mind quickly and often
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Cogent
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Convincing and well-reasoned
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