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72 Cards in this Set
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Acerbic (adj)
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having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting
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Aggrandize (verb)
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to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige
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Alchemy (noun)
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a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, esp base metals into gold
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Amenable (adj)
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agreeableness; responsive to suggestion
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Anachronism (noun)
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something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
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Astringent (adj)
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having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue
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Contiguous (adj)
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sharing a border; touching; adjacent
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Convention (noun)
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a generally agreed upon practice or attitude
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Credulous (adj)
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tending to believe too readily; gullible
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Cynicism (noun)
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an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
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Decorum (noun)
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polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
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Derision (noun)
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scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment
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Desiccate (verb)
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to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
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Dilettante (noun)
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one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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Disparage (verb)
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to slight or belittle
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Divulge (verb)
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to disclose something secret
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Fawn (verb)
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to flatter or praise excessively
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Flout (verb)
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to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention
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Garrulous (adj)
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pointlessly talkative; talking too much
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Glib (adj)
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marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
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Hubris (noun)
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overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance
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Imminent (adj)
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about to happen; impending
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Immutable (adj)
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not capable of change
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Impetuous (adj)
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hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
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Indifferent (adj)
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having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice
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Inimical (adj)
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damaging; harmful; injurious
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Intractable (adj)
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not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
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Intrepid (adj)
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steadfast and courageous
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Laconic (adj)
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using few words; terse
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Maverick (noun)
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an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
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Mercurial (adj)
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characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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Mollify (verb)
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to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity
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Neophyte (noun)
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a recent convert; beginner; novice
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Obfuscate (verb)
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to deliberately obscure; to make confusing
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Obstinate (adj)
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stubborn; hard headed; uncompromising
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Ostentatious (adj)
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characterized b or given to pretentious display; showy
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Pervade (verb)
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to permeate throughout
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Phlegmatic (adj)
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calm; sluggish; unemtional
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Plethora (noun)
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an overabundance; a surplus
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Pragmatic (adj)
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practical rather than idealistic
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Presumptuous (adj)
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overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties
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Pristine (adj)
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pure; uncorrupted; clean
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Probity (noun)
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adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
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Proclivity (noun)
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a natural predisposition or inclination
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Profligate (adj)
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excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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Propensity (noun)
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a natural inclination or tendency; penchant
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Prosaic (adj)
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dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
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Pungent (adj)
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characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
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Quixotic (adj)
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foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals
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Quotidian (adj)
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occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
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Rarefy (verb)
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to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
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Recondite (adj)
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hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
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Refulgent (adj)
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radiant; shiny; brilliant
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Renege (verb)
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to fail to honor a commitment to go back on a promise
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Sedulous (adj)
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diligent; persistent; hard-working
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Shard (noun)
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a piece of broken pottery or glass
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Soporific (adj)
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causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
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Sparse (adj)
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thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals
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Spendthrift (noun)
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one who spends money wastefully
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Subtle (adj)
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not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern
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Tacit (adj)
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implied; not explicitly stated
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Terse (adj)
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brief and concise in wording
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Tout (verb)
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to publicly praise or promote
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Trenchant (adj)
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sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
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Unfeigned (adj)
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genuine; not false or hypocritical
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Untenable (adj)
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indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
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Vacillate (verb)
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to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another
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Variegated (adj)
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multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
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Vexation (noun)
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annoyance; irritation
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Vigilant (adj)
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alertly watchful
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Vituperate (verb)
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to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate
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Volatile (adj)
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readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive
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