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158 Cards in this Set
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wont
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habit, custom
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yore
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long ago
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ken
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idea, knowledge
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discrepancy
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inconsistency
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renege
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go back on one's word.
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forbearance
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patience, endurance
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piecemeal
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one at a time pice by piece
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indelible
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markings that can't be erased or forgotten,permanent
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exanimate
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spiritless, lifeless
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sinuous
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curvy, devious
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vertex.
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peak, high point. intersection between 2 points
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moxie
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boldness, nerve
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bootless
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usless
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antidote
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cure, remedie
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nugatory
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worthless
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flout
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defy, disobey
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obfuscate
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confuse
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supine
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laying on back
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seething
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livid, boil, agitated, excited
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belligerent
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aggressive, hostile,
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feasible
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possible, reasonable,
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occlude
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clog, cole, obstruct, stop
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foray
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raid, attack
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harangue
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diatribe,verbal attack, address, passionate speech
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aflutter
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antsy, nervously excited
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providentially
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extemporaneously
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improv, spoken or done without preparation
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vortex
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cyclone, whirlpool, gyre,
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hex
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cast, spell, bewitch
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nexus
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connection, tie, link
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espy
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see at distance, glimpse, observe
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circumvent
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avoid, bypass, detour, elude
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penury
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scarcity, dearth, destitution, extreme poverty
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cognizant
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aware, informed,
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nonplus
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astonish, astound, confoud`
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ascetic
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self-disciplined, abstinent
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gesticulation
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gesture, signal
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persiflage
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bantering talk?
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escarpment
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cliff, ledge
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apathetic
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no emotion,indifferent
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misogynist
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sexist, antifeminist
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sluggard
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slacker, lazy
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indulgent
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tolerant, forgiving, lenient
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ineluctable
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inevitabile, unavoidable, inescapable
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piebald
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patches diff. colors (horse)
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pellucid
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transparent, clear
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defer
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adjourn, delay extend
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emaciate
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decay, waste away,
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debunk
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expose, disprove, contradict
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deride
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mock, ridicule, flout
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deter
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prevent, discourage, dissuade
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obtrude
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intrude,
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equitable
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unbiased, impartial, fair
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robust
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vigorous, sturdy, tough
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punctilious
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meticulous, observant,
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prone
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face down,susceptible, vulnerable,
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prostrate
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prone, overwhelmed, exhausted
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supine
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face up, weak
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itinerant
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moving form pace to place, peripatetic
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implement
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carry out, to provide with the means of carrying out
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prudent
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careful, having foresight, sensible, planning ahead
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depravity
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extreme wickedness, viciousness, or corruption, vice, debauchery
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innate
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inborn, inherent, naturally a part of, intrinsic
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judicious
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sensible, wise, having using, or showing good judgment. prudent, expedient
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unconscionable
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unscrupulous, not controlled by conscience
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corollary
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natural consequence, something that follows, a logical extension. repercussion
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maudlin
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overly sentimental, sentimental in a weak and silly way. mawkish
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laconic
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concise, using few words. succinct pithy
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exalt
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glorify or praise highly, to honor or elevate. extol lionize, eulogize
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exacting
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demanding of perfection, difficult, requiring great skill or precision
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philanthropy
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charity, to a love of mankind expressed through god deeds and helpfulness. largesse, altruism, munificence
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tentative
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uncertain or experimental, preliminary
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peripatetic
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wandering, moving about, traveling from place to place, nomadic.
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lugubrious
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overly sad, sorrowful, exaggeratedly mournful, melancholy
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latent
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present, but inactive or concealed
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mitigate
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make less severe, make more bearable
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sordid
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filthy or dirty, squalid, tawdry
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linger
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to remain, stay, stick around
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euphemism
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a gentler way of saying something
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polemic
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controversial argument
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indolent
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lazy, disliking of work, slothful
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ignominy
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deep disgrace, public shame or the loss of one's good name. infamy
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chaff
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worthless, dross
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overt
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open to view, not hidden
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impeccable
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flawless, precise, perfectly executed, immaculate
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anachronism
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out of place in time, often referring to a throwback to an earlier time
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cosmopolitan
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international, belonging to all parts of the world
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reprisal
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a retaliation, an injury done in return for an injury. retribution
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innocuous
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harmless, not hurtful or injurious. benign
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precursor
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a forerunner, and early stage
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garrulous
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talkative, chatty, using too many words, verbose, loquacious
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mellifluous
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sweetly or smoothly flowing, melodic, sweetened, as if with honey
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balm
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heals
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loll
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lounge around, to recline or lean in a lazy manner. languish
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magnanimous
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forgiving and generous, having a noble spirit benevdent
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rebut
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refute, to disprove, to argue against, to contradict with evidence
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deleterious
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harmful, injurious, toxic malignant
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sacrilege
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disrespect of the sacred, an intentional insult or injury to that which is sacred
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mercurial
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changeable, especial with regard to mood, ficke
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covert
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hidden view
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unstinting
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generous
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plenipotentiary
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diplomat, ambassador
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cantankerous
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ill tempered, grumpy
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callous
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heartless, insensitive
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animus
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hostility, ill feeling
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univocal
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only one meaning
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probative
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to have quality to prove something
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bent
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determined
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magniloquent
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conceited, arrogant, pompous
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sonorous
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resonant, full voiced
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pettish
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childish
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sully
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taint, soil, tarnish
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laggard
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straggler, dawdler,
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abettor
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helper, accomplice
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dicker
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negotiate, haggle, bargain
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mien
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appearance, demeanor
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natter
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chatter
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adduce
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cite, quote, mention
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stigmatize
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condemn, denounce; brand, label
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comity
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mutual courtesy, civility
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agog
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eager, excited, impatient, keen
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aft
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behind, back
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travail
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hard work, ordeal
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wane
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decline, diminish, decrease
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enormity
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atrocity
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apologue
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moral fable
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ruckus
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disturbance, racket
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wry
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ironic, sardonic, satirical
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gloaming
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twilight, dusk
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scabrous
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indecent, scandalous
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felicitous
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appropriate, apropos
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belated
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late, overdue
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wax
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increase, enlarge
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bauble
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trinket, ornament
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extant
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existing
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append
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add, attach
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connote
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imply, suggest
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whet
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sharpen, file. 2. stimulate, excite
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wrest
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snatch, grab
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sunder
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divide, split
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necromancy
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communicating w/ dead
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banal
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trite, vapid
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palindrome
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a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward
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splenetic
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ill tempered
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prolix
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long-winded, verbose, wordy, pleonastic
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gnome
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a legendary dwarfish creature
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raiment
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clothing
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ignoble
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dishonorable, unworthy, shameful
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noisome
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deleterious, repulsive, smelly
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myopic
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small minded, short sighted
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shabby
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dirty
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sedulous
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diligent, careful, meticulous
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specious
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misleading, deceptive, false,
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tortuous
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twisting, winding
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evanescent
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vanishing, fading, evaporating
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derelict
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deserted, neglected
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wan
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pale, pallid, weak
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ineluctable
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inescapable
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