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44 Cards in this Set
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taciturn
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saying little
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improvident
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thoughtless
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dissolute
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lax in morals
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addlepated
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confused and stupid
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posit
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assume as a fact
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cajole
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persuade by sustained flattery or coaxing
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venerate
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regard w respect
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pan
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criticize
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vehement
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forceful. passionate
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roundly
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in a vehement manner
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brusquely
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abrupt in manner. rough
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inscrutable
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impossible to understand
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vanquish
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defeat thoroughly
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inundate
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overwhelm
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catharsis
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releasing strong emotion
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coda
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concluding passage of a piece or movement
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homily
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sermon. lecture
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simpatico
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likable and easy to get along with
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providential
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occurring at an opportune/ favorable time
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shrewd
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sharp powers of judgment
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effusive
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express feelings of gratitude, pleasure, approval
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maudlin
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tearfully sentimental, self pity usually from drunkenness
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fecund
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fertile
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sycophant
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suck up
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quagmire
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complex awkward situation
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presage
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omen. foreshadow
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beguile
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charm or attract
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time
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convivial
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friendly, enjoyable
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pussaint
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great power or influence
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blithe
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improper indifference. happy, joyful
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sanguinary
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involving or causing bloodshed
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restive
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unruly
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jejune
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naive, simplistic. dry, uninteresting
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dulcet
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sweet and soothing
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pulchritude
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beauty
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calumny
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slander
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obloquy
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verbal abuse
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miser
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scrooge
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antediluvian
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outdated
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indolence
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laziness
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peccadillo
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misdemeanor
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pacific
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peaceful
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tarry
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procrastinate. linger
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