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111 Cards in this Set
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avert
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prevent, turn away
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certitude
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certainty
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charlatan
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trickster, quack, pretender to knowledge
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circumlocution
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indirect or roundabout expression
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coalesce
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fuse, join, combine
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colloquial
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pertaining to conversation or common speech
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complacency
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self-satisfaction, smugness
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confound
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confuse, puzzle
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conviction
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judgement that someone is guilty of a crime, strongly held belief
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corrugated
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wrinkled, ridged
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curtail
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shorten, reduce, abridge
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debilitate
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weaken, enfeeble
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deference
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courteous regard for another's wish
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deplore
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regret, disapprove of
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depose
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dethrone, remove from office
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detrimental
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harmful, damaging
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devious
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roundabout, erratic, not straightforward
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bolster
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support, reinforce
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calculated
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deliberately planned, likely
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candor
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open honesty, frankness
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carping
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finding fault
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amorphous
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formless, having no shape or definition
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anomaly
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irregularity
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antidote
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medicine used to counteract disease or posion
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antipathy
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aversion, dislike
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antiquated
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old-fasioned, obsolete
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apocryphal
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false, untrue, made up
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appease
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calm, pacify, soothe, relieve
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arable
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fit for growing crops
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ardent
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intense, passionate, zealous
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artisan
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manually skilled worked, craftsman as opposed to artist
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assiduous
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diligent
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attribute
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ascribe, explain
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audacious
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daring, bold
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authoritarian
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subordinating the individual to the state, completely dominating another's will
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avarice
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greediness for wealth
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aversion
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firm dislike
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beguile
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pass time, to decieve, mislead, delude
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bequeath
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leave to someone by a will, hand down
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bleak
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cold, cheerless, not likely to be favorable
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blighted
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suffering from a disease, destroyed
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abate
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lessen, decrease
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abstemious
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restraint in eating, lacking appetite, temperate
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abstruse
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profound, obscure, hard to understand
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accolade
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award of merit
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acrid
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sharp, bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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bitter in words or manner
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affable
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easily approachable, warmly friendly
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affirmation
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positive assertion, confirmation, solemn pledge by one who refuses to oath
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aloof
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apart, reserved
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concede
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admit, yield
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confluence
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flowing together, crowd
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conjecture
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surmise, guess
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contend
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struggle, compete, assert earnestly
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contract
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shrink, compress, make a pledge, catch a disease
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cordial
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gracious, heartfelt
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corrode
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destroy by chemical action
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debunk
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expose as false, exxagerated, worthless
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deleterious
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harmful
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derivative
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unoriginal, derived from another source
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desiccate
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dry up
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detached
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emotionally removed, calm and objective, physically unconnected
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diffidence
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shyness
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diffuse
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wordy, rambling, spread out (like gas)
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dilatory
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delaying
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diligence
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steadiness of effort, persistent hard work
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disclose
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reveal
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discount
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disregard, dismiss
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discourse
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formal discussion, conversation
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discriminating
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able to see differences, prejudice
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disputatious
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argumentative, fond of arguing
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dissent
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disagree
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distend
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expand, swell out
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doctrine
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teachings in general, particular principle (religious, legal, etc) taught
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dubious
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questionable, filled with doubt
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dupe
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someone easily fooled
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ebullient
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showing excitement, filled w/ enthusiasm
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edify
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instruct, correct morally
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efface
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rub out
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elegy
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poem or song expressing lamentation
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elicit
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drawn out by discussion
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emend
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correct, correct by a critic
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endorse
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support, approve
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enmity
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ill will, hatred
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equanimity
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calmenss of temperament, composure
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equitable
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fair, impartial
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evanescent
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fleeting, vanishing
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exalt
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raise in rank or dignity, praise
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exemplify
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serve as an example or model, embody
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exhilarating
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invigorating and refreshing, cheering
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expedite
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hasten, urge on, accelerate
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fallow
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plowed but now sowed, uncultivated
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falter
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hesitate
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feasible
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practical
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fell
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cut or knock down, bring down
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fitful
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spasmodic, intermittent
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florid
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ruddy, reddish, flowery
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foolhardy
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rash
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gratify
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please
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gratuitous
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given freely
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hackneyed
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commonplace, trite
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hardy
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sturdy, robust, able to stand inclement weather
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idiosyncrasy
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individual trait usually odd in nature, eccentricity
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ignominy
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deep disgrace, shame or dishonor
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illicit
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illegal
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illusory
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deceptive, not real
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impecunious
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w/o money
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impregnable
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invulnerable
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impudence
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impertinence, insolence
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implausible
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unbelievable, unlikely
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culpable
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reprehensible, deserving blame
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