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193 Cards in this Set
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parching
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very hot
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paraphernalia
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appurtenance; accessory; necessary items
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pare
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to cut down
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parish
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local church community
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pastiche
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potpourri; medley; mix of the incongruous parts
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peddle
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selling illegally; selling by wandering; disseminate; spread
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pejorative
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disparaging; belittle
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penitent
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regretful; remorse
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penumbra
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shaded region of the eclipse; outer art; periphery
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per se
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intrinsically; by itself
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peregrinate
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wander
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perennial
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perseverance; lasting for long time
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perspicacious
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sagacious; wise
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phalanx
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formation of soldiers in group
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phony
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deceive; cozen; delude
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platitude
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banal; commonplace; shallow; or overused statement
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plebian
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of common people
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plucky
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brave; spirited
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posit
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put forward; suggest
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prattle
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chat idly; babble
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precarious
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unstable; unsteady
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prefatory
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preamble; introductory
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preposterous
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Absurd
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presumptuous
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arrogant
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quixotic
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overly optimistic
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recondite
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abstruse
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recrudescent
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revival; reappear again
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redound
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to have good or bad effect as a result of person's efforts or actions
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preternatural
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supernatural
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primacy
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the state of being foremost important
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profligate
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wasteful; completely and shamelessly immoral
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propitious
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auspicious
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puerile
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childish; juvenile
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puissance
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might; power
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putative
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acknowledged; purported
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rejoinder
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witty response or reply
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repast
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meals
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repose
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tranquility
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requite
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reciprocate; revengeful
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ribald
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scurrilous; referring to sexual matters; coarse; nasty
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ridden
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burden
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rife
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replete; abundant
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ruminate
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brood; think
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rummage
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thorough search
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sardonic
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cynically derisive
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savor
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appreciate; enjoy
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scathing
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vituperative; coruscating
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scram
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leave immediately
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scurrilous
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expressing reproach
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scurvy
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mean; contemptible
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skittish
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restive; nervousness; fickle
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slack
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negligent; lazy; loose
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slew
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a large number of quantity
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solecism
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nonstandard use of grammar
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spate
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deluge; inundate; sudden rush
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spearhead
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vanguard;
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squabble
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quibble; spate;bickering
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squalid
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wretch; filthy
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upbraid
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irritate
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vandalize
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destroy wantonly
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squelch
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crush
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stasis
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equilibrium
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steeped
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engulfed; engrossed
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whet
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stimulate; exite
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stint
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period of time; less amount of work; less amount of food
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stomp
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walk heavily
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succinct
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adumbrate; gist; brevity
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surrogate
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substitute;
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sybarite
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excessively involved in pleasure
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tawdry
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gaudy; cheap
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temerity
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bravery; courageous
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timorous
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crave; coward; fearful
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tiptoed
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walk on toes
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topping
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additional flavor
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travesty
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lampoon; burlesque
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umbrage
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annoy; irritate
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unseemly
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improper
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vernal
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spring
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counterintuitive
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against intuitively
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dalliance
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flirting
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declaim
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speak in pompous manner
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delimit
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limit; fix
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demure
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coy; diffident; shy
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desultory
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going off the topic
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discomfit
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frustrate; confusion
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disquieting
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disturbing
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dissemble
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pretend; pretend like an inexperienced guy
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dither
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act indecisively
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dovetail
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join or fit together
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droll
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funny in odd way
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echelon
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higher rank executive
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ersatz
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inferior; substitute
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euphoria
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very happy; merry maker
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expedient
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proper; formal
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exuberant
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joyfully; unrestrained excessive
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winnow
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to analyze carefully
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wimpy
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weak and ineffectual
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winsome
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charming
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zeitgeist
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based on particular time
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fervid
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ardent;zealous; enthusiastic
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felicitous
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marked by happiness
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fit
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order
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figurative
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having many forms
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foray
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sudden attack
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foreshadow
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presage
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inasmuch
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in like manner
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incarnadine
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fleshy-red; flesh-colored
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ineffable
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sacrosanct; sacred; inviolable
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inept
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efficient
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lachrymose
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mournful
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licentious
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sexually unrestrained; prurient; wanton; sordid
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limpid
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lucid; clear; vivid
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lissome
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flexibility; supple; plasticity
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livid
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angry
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ludicrous
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incongruous
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lumber
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walk heavily; ponderous
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maim
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injur; wound
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malediction
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curse; imprecation
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fastidious; strict disciplinarian
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meretricious
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gaudy; tawdry; showy; cheap
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monastic
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abstinence; reclusive; seclude; hermit
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munificent
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over generous; lavish
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mutilate
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mar; destroy severely
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oblique
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slanting; slope
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obviate
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forestall; thwart; prevent;
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ocult
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arcane; hidden; clandestine
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offhand
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casual; burlesque
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officious
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meddlesome
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offset
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counteract
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ogre
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fiend; devil; demon
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ominous
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baleful; indicating tragic events
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opprobrium
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disgrae
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opulent
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rich and superior in quality
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orotund
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rich; full
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outstrip
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surpass
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palliate
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mitigate; soothe
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panoply
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splendid; wide ranging of array
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frenetic
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wildly excited
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fringe
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periphery; on the boundary
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frisky
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playful like a lively young kitten
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fulminate
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attack against
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gabby
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trivial conversation
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gawky
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physically awkward
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glower
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frown; sullen; wrinkle in one's forehead as a symbol of disapproval
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gory
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slaughter; butchery
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goth
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barbarian
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Gothic
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medieval; grotesque
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grating
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irritating; harsh; discordant
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grovel
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creep; crawl by keeping one's face on ground
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gussy
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adorn; decorate; ornate
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hand-wringing
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squeezing due to nervousness
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hardy
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hard; brave
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hearken
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pay attention; listen
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hedge
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fraud bets on both sides
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hotty
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fiery and intense
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illiberality
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bigotry; narrow-mindedness
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imperious
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commanding
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Imponderance
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can't think
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impugn
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attack the truth
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impute
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ascribe; credit
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Ratiocinate
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think
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hidebound
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narrow-minded; insular; narrow
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unruffled
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placid; calm; tranquil;peaceful
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boggle
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hesitate; waver
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plod
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slow heavy walk
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raucous
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harsh; rough; hoarse;husky
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embroil
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involve deeply in argument; conflict
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jettison
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throw or drop something from aircraft or ship
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vouchsafe
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reveal or disclose; give or grant something to someone
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salvage
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rescue; save
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whiner
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a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
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methodical
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systematic; orderly
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wane
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dwindle; decrease
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iniquitous
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lacks virtue; wicked
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solicitous
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concerned
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flurry
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shower of snow; less extreme than blizzard
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grasping
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less extreme than rapacious
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wince
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a sign that one feels pain
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blush
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embarrasment
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sieve
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sift
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sloth
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laziness; idleness; sluggishness
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sumptuous
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splendid and expensive looking
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stilted
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pompous; turgid
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desecrate
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violate;pollute;
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spunk
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courage and determination
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mealymouthed
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reluctant to state facts as from timidity or hypocrisy
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testy
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irritable; peevish
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begrduge
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envy; grudge
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splenetic
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bad-tempered
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slack
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not taut; loose in position
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encumber
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impede; hinder
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exhort
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admonish; urge
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bonhomie
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fellowship
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