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50 Cards in this Set
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ostentatious
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showy
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ontogeny
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development of the individual
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paragon
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excellent model
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concupiscence
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intense desire
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condescend
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lower oneself
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inveigh
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violently criticize
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euthanasia
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mercy killing
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recondite
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abstruse
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egotism
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chronic self reference
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oncology
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medicine of tumors
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inchoate
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just begun
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saturnine
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gloomy and remote
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chiaroscuro
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artistic shading
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choreography
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dancing
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viva voce
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word of mouth
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gregarious
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sociable
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importune
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trouble with requests
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erudite
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scholarly
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peripatetic
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walking
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congruity
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harmonious agreement
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asseverate
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state severely
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purlieu
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a haunt
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impecunious
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poor
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dichotomy
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2-part division
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desultory
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rambling
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ululate
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to howl
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dissemble
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conceal with pretense
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bibliophile
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a book lover
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prodigious
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amazing
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altruism
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concern for others
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iconoclasm
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to ridicule instruction
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truncate
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to cut short
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sycophant
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an obsequious parasite
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pontificate
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speak dogmatically
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reify
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treat as real
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rapprochement
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restoration of friendship
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sanctimonious
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affectedly holy
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myopia
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nearsightedness
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topiary
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art of trimming shrubs
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ontology
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metaphyics of being
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ambivalence
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conflicting feelings
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abate
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to lessen
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puerilism
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childishness
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vituperate
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to violently revile
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malleable
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ductile
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nullifidian
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faithless person
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visage
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face
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recidivism
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chronic relapse
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expostulate
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earnestly object
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insidious
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sly
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