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16 Cards in this Set
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SPENDTHRIFT (N)
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one who spends money wastefully
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SEDULOUS (ADJ.)
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diligent; persistant; hardworking
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RENEGE (V)
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to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
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REFULGENT (ADJ.)
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radiant; shiny; brilliant
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RECONDITE (ADJ.)
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hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
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RAREFY (V)
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to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
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QUOTIDIAN (ADJ.)
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occuring or recurring daily; commonplace
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QUIXOTIC (ADJ.)
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foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideas
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PUNGENT (ADJ.)
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characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
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PROSAIC (ADJ.)
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dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
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PROPENSITY (N)
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a natural inclination or tendency; penchant
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PROFLIGATE (ADJ.)
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excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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PROCLIVITY (NOUN)
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a natural predisposition or inclination
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PROBITY (NOUN)
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adherence to the highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
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PRISTINE (ADJ.)
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pure; uncorrupted; clean
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PRESUMPTUOUS (ADJ.)
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overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties
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