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16 Cards in this Set
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rigidly controlled or enforced; severe; strict
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stringent
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rendering useless or ineffectual; causing to appear stupid or ridiculous
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stultifying
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to support with proof or evidence; to verify
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substantiate
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clearly expressed in few words; concise; terse
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succinct
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Silent and keeping to oneself because one feels angry, bitter or hurt
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sullen
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lavish, costly
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sumptuous
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looking down on others; proud and scornful
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supercilious
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lacking depth or importance. trifling; lacking significance
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superficial
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Overabundant; more than is needed; unnecessary
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superfluous
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To infer on slight grounds
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surmise
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give in to; yield, including to die
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succumb
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excessive amount; overindulgence in eating or drinking
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surfeit
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sensualist; voluptuary; someone fond of luxury and good living
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sybarite
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a servile, self-seeking flatterer; a parasite
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sycophant
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living in , characteristic of the woods/forest
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sylvan
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equivalent to
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tantamount
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