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15 Cards in this Set
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Ostentatious
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characterized by a pretentious show in order to impress
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Morose
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sullenly ill-humored (person); expressing gloom; glum
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Quiescent
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being at rest; quiet or still; inactive or motionless
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Precocious
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unusually advanced or mature development or talent
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Theoretical
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hypothetical; existing only in principle; not practical
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Obscure
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hard to perceive; nebulous; meaning not clear or plain
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Soporfic
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anything causing or tending to cause sleep; drowsy
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Lethargy
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state of being dull, listless, drowsy or unenergetic
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Prevaricate
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to speak falsely or misleadingly so as to avoid the truth; to lie
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Inevitable
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unable to be avoided, evaded or escaped; certain
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Candid
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frank or outspoken; free from reservation or disguise
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Sqaunder
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to spend or use extravagantly, lavishly or wastefully
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Repudiate
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to reject with disapproval, condemnation or denial
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Virulent
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actively poisonous; intensely noxious; deadly
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Querulous
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carping; characterized by or full of complaints
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