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90 Cards in this Set
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expound
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to explain in detail;to clarify
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cajole
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to persuade with false promises and flattery
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inscrutable
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not easily understood; hard to fathom
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balk
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to refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on
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acrimony
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illnatured, bitter hostility
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dour
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stern and illhumored
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exult
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to rejoice; to feel triumphant
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feasible
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reasonable; capable of being carried out
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omniscient
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having unlimited knowledge; all knowing
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fiasco
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a complete, ridicuous failure
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métier
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the work one is especially suited for; one's specialty; an occupation
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fluctuate
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to rise and fall; to vary irregulary
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harry
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to annoy or harass
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incognito
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disguised; pretending not to be oneself
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lethargy
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lack of energy; sluggishness
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epistle
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a letter or literary compostition in letter form
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avid
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enthusiastic; extremely interested
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gadfly
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an irritating and persistent person
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humility
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absence of vanity; humbleness
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dolorous
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exhibiting sorrow or pain
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gargantuan
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of huge or extraordinary size and power
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arduous
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difficult; requiring much effort
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affable
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friendly; agreeable; easy to talk to
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grandiloquent
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pompous or high flown in speech
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agrarian
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concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land
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grimace
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a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain
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harangue
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a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture
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formidable
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arousing fear or awe
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sycophant
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a flatterer; one who fawns on others in order to gain favor
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explicit
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clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination
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altercation
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a heated argument
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lexicon
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a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary used in a particular field or place
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hue
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a particular shade of a given color
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galvanize
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to startle into sudden activity
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sanction
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permission; support
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hyperbole
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extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally
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ominous
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threatening; foreboding evil
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audacity
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rude boldness; nerve
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evince
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to demonstrate clearly; to prove
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implacable
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unable to be appeased or pacified
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exhort
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to urge on with stirring words
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incarcerate
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to put into prison; to confine
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incisive
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sharp; keen; cutting straight to the heart of the matter
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expedient
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practical; providing an immediate advantage (especially when serving one's self interest)
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pertinent
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having to do with the subject at hand; relevant
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inert
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unable to act or move; inactive; sluggish
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circumvent
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to get around; to bypass
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clandestine
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secret
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acquit
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to find not guitly of a fault or crime
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deprecate
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to express strong disapproval of
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barrister
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lawyer (British)
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adulation
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excessive praise or admiration
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culinary
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having to do with the kitchen or cooking
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bawdy
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indecent; humorously obscene
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chastise
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to punish severely
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jocose
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joking; humorous
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myriad
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n. a very large number
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latent
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present, but not active; hidden
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pernicious
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destructive; deadly
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frugal
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thrifty; economical in money matters
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levity
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lightness of dispositon; lack of seriousness
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hoax
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a practical joke; a trick
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amicable
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friendly; peaceable
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obstreperous
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aggressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant
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enraptured
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delighted beyond measure
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marital
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having to do with marriage
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bask
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to expsoe oneself to pleasant warmth
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genial
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friendly; amiable
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charlatan
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one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others
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mundane
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commmonplace; earthly and not spiritual
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fickle
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likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason
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juggernaut
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a terrible destructive or irresistible force
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naive
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simple in outlook; not affected or worldly; especially innocent
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nocturnal
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having to do with the night; occurring at night
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novice
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a beginner; one who is inexperienced
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noxious
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harmful to the health
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connive
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to cooperate secretly in wrongdoing
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chutzpah
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nerve; audacity
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liege
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a lord, master, or sovereign
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odium
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hatred
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crass
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coarse; tasteless
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hypercritical
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overcritical; too severe in judgment
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fallacy
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a mistaken notion; a misconception
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complacent
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self satisfied; smug
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befuddle
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to confuse; to perplex
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pandemonium
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a wild disorder, noise, or confusion
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parsimonious
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excessively thrifty; stingy
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verbose
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using more words than are need; wordy
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laudable
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worthy of praise; commendable
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indiscreet
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not wise or judicious; imprudent, as in speech or action
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