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66 Cards in this Set
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ebullient
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filled with excitement
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zealous
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fulled with enthusiasm
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obdurate
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stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
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adamant
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unyielding
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obstinate
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stubborn
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discorant
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lacking harmony
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euphony
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pleasing sound
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mellifluous
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sweet sounding
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vociferous
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demandingly clamorous
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adulate
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to praise
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laud
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to praise
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panegyrize
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to praise highly in a formal context
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prolific
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abundant
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surfeit
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surplus
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abstemious
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holding back from eating or drinking too much
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alimentary
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relating to food or nutrition
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epicurean
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having to do with relishing the pleasure of eating and drinking
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glutton
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one who overindulges in food or drink
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voracious
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ravenous
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chary
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cautious; wary
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exacting
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painstaking
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gingerly
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carefully
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heedful
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careful
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scrupulous
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showing great care and honesty based on personal belief
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wary
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cautious, careful
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itinerant
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wandering about
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peripatetic
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itinerant
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antediluvian
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very old
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obsolete
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outdated
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clandestine
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secret
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unobtrusive
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inconspicuous
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charlatan
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a fraud
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pariah
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social outcast
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raconteur
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a skillful storyteller
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frivolous
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trivial
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negligible
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small; unimportant
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peripheral
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literally on the side, not as important
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discerning
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able to judge people and situations well
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incisive
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decisive, keen, to the point
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judicious
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showing wisdom in judging people and situations
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perspicacious
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sharp-minded
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sagacious
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wise
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shrewd
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clever
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convalesce
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to recover from an illness
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impudent
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rude
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indigent
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poor
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obtuse
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stupid, unclear
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ponderable
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important enough to require a lot of thought
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ponderous
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heavy, bulky, or boring
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intrepid
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fearless
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opportunist
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a person who seeks self-gain without regard to morality
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querulous
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whining
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whimsical
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fanciful
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aviary
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an enclosed space for birds
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glacial
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cold (lit. or fig.) or slow
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insuperable
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unable to be overcome
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replete
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overflowing
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respite
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period of inactivity; reprieve
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spurious
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false; specious
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dilettante
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one who dabbles in the arts and sciences but is an expert in neither
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heretic
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iconoclast; one who challenges societal and religious tradition
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insurgent
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a rebel; maverick
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pedantic
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overly instructive; showy in one's learning
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sardonic
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bitterly sarcastic
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variegated
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having different patterns, colors, or appearance; dappled
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vignette
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a brief descriptive passage in writing
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