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23 Cards in this Set
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pungent
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characterized by sharp taste, smell
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quixotic
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foolishly impractical
marked by romantic, lofty ideals |
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quotidian
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occurring daily, commonplace
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rarefy
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to make or become thin, less dense, to refine
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recondite
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hidden, concealed, difficult to understand, obscure
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refulgent
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radiant, shiny
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renege
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to fail to honor a commitment or go back on a promise
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shard
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piece of broken pottery or glass
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sparse
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thin, arranged at widely spaced intervals
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spendthrift
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one who spends money wastefully
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subtle
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not obvious, difficult to discern
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tacit
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implied, not explicitly stated
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terse
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brief, concise wording
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tout
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to publicly praise or promote
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trenchant
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sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating
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unfeigned
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genuine, not false or hypocritical
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untenable
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indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable
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vacillate
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to waver indecisively
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variegated
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multicolored, having patches of different color
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vexation
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annoyance, irritation
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vigilant
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alertly watchful
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vituperate
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to use harsh condeming language
to abuse or censure severesly to berate verb |
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volatile
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readily changing to a vapor
fickle, changeable explosive adj |
