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46 Cards in this Set
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ethereal
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heavenly
celestial immaterial |
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sanctimonious
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phony holy
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despot
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tyrant
king/dictator |
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fetter
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restrain
shackle |
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auspicious
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promising
boding-well heartening |
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reprove
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criticize
correct |
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deprecate
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to deplore
express strong disapproval of |
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hermetic
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airtight
tightly sealed |
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onerous
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burdensome
oppresive distasteful |
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provincial
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simple
unsophisticated |
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nepotism
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practice of showing favoritism to relatives or close friends in business or politics
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platitude
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cliche
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abject
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hopeless
wretched miserable |
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consumate
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extremely skillful
complete perfect |
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contiguous
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adjoining
touching |
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refractory
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stubborn
hard to manage |
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depraved
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corrupt
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recondite
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esoteric
obscure |
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aspersion
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slander
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spurious
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not genuine
untrue |
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trenchant
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witty
caustic personality clear |
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intransigent
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uncompromising
refusing to be reconciled |
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stalwart
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strong
valiant |
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vituperative
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verbally abusive
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vitriol
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hostile
disdain |
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insolence
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rude speech/behavior
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indolence
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idleness
lazy sloth |
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mawkish
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grossly sentimental
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hedonistic
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indulgent in pleasure and enjoyment
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abstemious
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abstain from certain pleasures
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hackneyed
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boring
stale common |
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taciturn
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silent
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quiescent
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motionless
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stolid
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unemotional
lacking sensitivity |
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specious
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deceptively attractive
seemingly plausible but fallacious |
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soporific
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causing sleepy
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occlude
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prevent passage of
to stop up |
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obviate
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to prevent
to make unnecessary |
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obsequious
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overly submissive
eager to please |
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limpid
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clear
lucid calm/motionless |
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perfidious
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willing to betray ones trust
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proptiate
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to appeace
to conciliate |
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rapacious
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greedy
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reticent
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silent
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obdurate
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hardened in feeling
resistant to persuasion |
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munificent
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generous
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