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40 Cards in this Set
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Obtuse
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not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull
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Odious
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Deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable
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Pallor
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Unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death
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Partisan
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One who exhibits blind alleigance to a group or cause
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Peal
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A loud, prolonged ringing of bells
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Phalanxes
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A close arrangement of people or things
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Philanthropy
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The effort or inclination to increase the well-being of human kind, as by charitable deeds or donations
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Piety
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Reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations
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Placid
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Pleasantly calm or peaceful; tranquil
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Plumage
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The covering of feathers on a bird
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Polemicist
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A writer who argues in opposition to others, especially in theology
"If challenged, Homais would be a skilled polemicist in his views on religion" |
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Portal
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A door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance
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Prodigal
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Wastefully or recklessly extravagant
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Profusely
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Spending or giving freely in large amount, often to excess; extravagant
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Propitious
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Presenting favorable conditions
"propitious weather, propitious omens" |
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Protracted
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To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong
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Protrude
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To project or stick out
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Provincial
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Lacking sophistication; narrow-minded
"Emma Bovary considers her husband Charles to be extremely provincial - he lacks class and substance" |
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Reciprocal
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Given or felt by each toward the other; mutual
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Recluse
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A person who lives in seclusion or apart from society
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Remonstrate
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To say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval
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Reprove
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To criticize or correct
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Resolute
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Firmly resolved or detirmined; set in purpose or opinion
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Revere
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To regard with respect tinged with awe
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Reverie
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A state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing
"Lost in reverie" |
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Rhetoric
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The art of using words effectively
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Serene
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Calm, peaceful, or tranquil
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Servile
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Submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
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Simper
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To smirk
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Solace
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To comfort, console, or cheer (often a person, oneself, the heart, etc)
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Sonorous
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Producing a full, rich, deep sound
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Strident
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Having a shrill, irritating quality or character
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Supplicate
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To pray humbly; to make a humble and earnest petition
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Tepid
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Lacking in passion
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Undulated
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Resembling a wave-like motion
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Veneration
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A feeling of profound respect for someone or something
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Verbose
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Talkative
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Viscous
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Of a glutinous nature or consistency
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Vituperations
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Abusive remarks
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Wan
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Very pale or sickly
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