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50 Cards in this Set
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence
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dilate
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to make larger; to expand
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dilatory
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intended to delay
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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disabuse
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to set right; to free from error
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discern
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to perceive; to recogonize
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disparate
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fundamentally different; entirely unlike
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dissemble
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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
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dissonance
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a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
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dogma
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a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief
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dogmatic
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dictatorial in one's opinion
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dupe
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to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
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eclectic
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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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elegy
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a sorrowful poem or speech
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eloquent
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persuasive and moving, especially in speech
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emulate
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to copy; to try to equal or excel
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enervate
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to reduce in strength
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engender
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to produce, cause, or bring about
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enigma
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a puzzle; a mystery
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enumerate
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to count, list or itemize
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time
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equivocate
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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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erratic
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wandering and unpredicable
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erudite
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learned, scholarly, bookish
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esoteric
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known or understood by only a few
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estimable
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admirable
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eulogy
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speech in praise of someone
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euphemism
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use of an inoffensive word or phase in place of a more distasteful one
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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exculpate
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to clear from blame; prove innocent
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exigent
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urgent; requiring immediate action
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exonerate
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to clear from blame
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explicit
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clear stated or shown; forthright in expression
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fanatical
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acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
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fawn
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to grovel
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fervid
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intensely emotional; feverish
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florid
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excessively decorated or embellished
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foment
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to arouse or incite
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frugality
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a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
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garrulous
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tending to talk a lot
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gregarious
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outgoing, sociable
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guile
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deceit or trickery
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gullible
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easily deceived
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homogenous
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of a similar kind
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iconoclast
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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imperturbable
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not capable of being disturbed
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impervious
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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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implacable
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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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