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40 Cards in this Set
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penury
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severe poverty; stinginess
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perfunctory
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superficial, not thorough, lacking interest, care or enthusiams
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pernicious
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very destructive
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pitfall
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hidden danger; concealed trap
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pithy
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concise; meaningful; substantial
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polemical
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aggressive in verbal attack
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prattle
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babble
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precarious
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uncertain; risky
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profligate
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dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral
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quagmire
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soft, wet, boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
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quell
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estinguish; put down; quiet
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querulous
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fretful; whining
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quiescent
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at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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rant
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rave; talk excedingly; scold
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rarefy
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make less dense
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raucous
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harsh or shrill; disorderly and boisterous
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ravenous
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extremely hungry
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raze
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destroy completely
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recant
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disclaim or disavow
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remission
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temporary moderation of disease symptoms
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replete
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filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed
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repugnant
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loathsome; hateful
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rescind
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cancel
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respite
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interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment
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resplendent
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dazzling; glorious; brilliant
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savory
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tasty; pleasing; attractive
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sedentary
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requiring sitting
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soporific
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sleep-causing
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spurious
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false; counterfeit
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spurn
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reject; scorn
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steadfast
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loyal; unswerving
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stolid
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dull; unruffled; impassive
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strident
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loud and harsh; insistent
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stupefy
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make numb; stun; amaze
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supplant
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replace; usurp
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surfeit
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stuff; indulge to excess in anything
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swagger
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behave arrogantly or pompously ; strut or walk proudly
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tantamount
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equivalent in effect or value
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tenacity
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firmness; persistence
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terrestrial
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earthly; pertaining to the land
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