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43 Cards in this Set
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baneful
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causing ruin; harmful; pernicious
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deleterious
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harmful to one's health or overall welfare; pernicious
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detrimental
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harmful
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devious
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dishonest or deceptive
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iniquitous
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showing a lack of fairnesss; wicked; vicious
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malicious
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intending to hurt or harm another; spiteful
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nefarious
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very mean and wicked
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odious
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loathsome; evil; revolting in a disgusting way
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ominous
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pertaining to an evil omen; foreboding
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pernicious
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very destructive or harmful, usually in an inconspicuous and relentless way
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rancorous
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deeply hateful or spiteful; malicious
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virulent
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extremely poisonpus; deadly; full of spiteful hatred
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berate
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rebuke or scold in a harsh tone
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carp
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to find fault; to be critical
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castigate
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to scold or punish severely
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censure
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to criticize strongly
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chastise
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to punish or scold harshly
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deprecate
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to show mild disapproval
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deride
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to ridicule or make fun of; to scoff at
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impugn
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to oppose or attack someone or something as false or refutable
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rebuff
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to snub; to bluntly refuse
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rebuke
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to reprimand or scold sharply
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reprove
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to speak to in a disapproving manner; to scold
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upbraid
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to chide; to scold bitterly
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aloof
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uninterested; showing no concern; emotionally removed or distant
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apathetic
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indifferent; showing no care; interest, or concern; lacking emotion
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detached
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aloof; indiffernt
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impassive
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lacking emotion or drive
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indifferent
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apathetic; showing little or no concern or care
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listless
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lacking interest in something, usually because of illness, fatigue, or general sadness; spiritless
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nonchalant
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casual and indifferent; not showing any great concern or worry about anything
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phlegmatic
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hard to get excited or emotional; calm, slow-moving
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remote
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emotionally distane and disinterested; aloof; uninvolved; distant, far away
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stolid
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lacking emotion or not showing any emotion; stoical
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indolent
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lazy; not wanting to do any work
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languor
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a weak or lifeless feeling
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lassitude
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a tired feeling, usually resulting from depression or too much work
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lethargic
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having little or no energy
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sedentary
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having to do with sitting around a lot
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slugglish
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slow and lazy
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soporific
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sleep-inducing; sleey
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stagnant
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lacking movement or energy
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torpid
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lacking energy; relating to inactivity; feeling sluggish
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