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25 Cards in this Set
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euphemism
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flowery phrase
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impugn
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attack by argument, oppose
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peripatetic
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itinerent
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cupidity
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strong desire, greed
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profligate
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immoral and shameless
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vociferous
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loud
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antipathy
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dislike
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perspicacity
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keen judgement
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anathema
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thing that is detested
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ancillary
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serves as an aid
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splenetic
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bad tempered
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paradigm
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widely accepted
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turpitude
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vileness
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neophyte
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new to something
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secular
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not related to religion
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celerity
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speed
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pusillanimous
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timid
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scurrilous
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using bad language
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unctuous
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smugness
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catharsis
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alleviation of fear
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apocryhal
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fake
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surfeit
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too much
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abjure
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to give up on oath
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puerile
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childish
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stulify
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to make seem foolish
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