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105 Cards in this Set
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orifice
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mouth; opening
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hallow
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to make holy
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perdition
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damnation; ruin; hell
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chaff
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worthless matter
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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germane
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relevant; fitting
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hermetic
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tightly sealed
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meretricious
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attractive in a cheap, flashy way
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querulous
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complaining; grumbling
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empirical
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based on practical experience rather than theory
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flaccid
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flabby
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hospice
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a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute
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egregious
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remarkably bad; outrageous
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ratiocinate
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to reason; to think
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foment
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to stir up; to incite
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salient
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significant; conspicuous; standing out from the rest
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recant
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to withdraw or disavow a statement or opinion
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jocular
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humorous; lighthearted
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palliate
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to ease; to lessen; to soothe
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malleable
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capable of being changed; easily shaped
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recreant
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a coward; a traitor
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affinity
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an attraction to
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impalpable
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unable to be felt; intangible
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fiscal
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pertaining to finances
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regale
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to delight with something pleasing or amusing
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miscreant
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a vicious person
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flagellate
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to whip; to lash
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lascivious
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lustful or lewd
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flout
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to ridicule; to show contempt for
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salacious
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obscene; lustful
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rebuke
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to scold; to blame
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nonentity
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a person or thing of little importance
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sang-froid
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calmness; composure or cool self-possession
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desultory
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wandering from subject to subject
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hector
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to bully; to pester
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pandemic
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general; widespread
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coalesce
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to blend; to merge
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beguile
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to deceive; to charm; to enchant
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ennui
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boredom; a weariness resulting from a lack of interest
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hiatus
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a pause or gap
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lambent
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softly bright or radiant; moving lightly over a surface
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ergo
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therefore
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hubris
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excessive pride or self-confidence
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money; financial
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sibilant
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a hissing sound
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incendiary
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causing to excite or inflame
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apotheosis
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the finest example
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contiguous
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making contact or touching at some point; side by side
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auspicious
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signaling favorable or promising results
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vociferous
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marked by noise; loud
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avuncular
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similar to an uncle
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proletariat
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working class or lower class
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tenacious
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strongly held; not easy to separate
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specious
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deceptive or misleading
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refractory
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unmanageable or difficult to control; willful
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inimitable
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cannot be imitated
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malfeasance
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poor conduct or wrongdoing, especially on the part of a public official
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platonic
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marked by the absence of romance or physical attraction
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pontificate
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speak in a pretentiously dignified or dogmatic way
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prurient
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given to lustful or lewd thoughts
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insuperable
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not able to be overcome
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apex
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the highest point of something
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acrid
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marked by a sharp taste or smell; bitter
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fulminate
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to voice disapproval or protest
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jejune
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without interest; dull
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hegemony
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influence or domination over
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truculent
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marked by ferocity
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credulity
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willingness to believe too readily
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dross
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refuse or waste
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verisimilitude
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the appearance of truth
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viscous
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having a thick or sticky consistency like glue
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psychosomatic
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of or relating to symptoms
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abnegation
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unwillingness to admit reality or truth; denial
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polyglot
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someone with knowledge of two or more languages
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gravitas
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seriousness
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inctractable
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difficult to manipulate or govern
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disseminate
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to disperse or scatter
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sinecure
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a job that provides income but requires little or no work
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tendentious
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biased in perspective; preferring one view over another
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politic
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prudent or shrewdly tactful
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extemporaneous
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done without planning; spur of the moment; unexpected; makeshift
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discursive
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jumping from one topic to another with out any order or reason
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diaspora
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a dispersion of people from their homeland
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requiem
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a religious service or song for the deceased
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traduce
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to slander someone's reputation
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acerbic
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sarcastic in mood, tone, or temper, harsh
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beatitude
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a state of happiness or joy
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maladroit
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not resourceful or cunning; inept
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androgynous
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having features of both sexes; suitable for both male and female
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augur
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someone who predicts future events according to omens
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bon mot
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a witty remark or saying
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peon
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various laborers who are generally landless
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plutocrat
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a member of the controlling upperclass
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plenary
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complete in every way; full
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digress
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to deviate from the original subject or course
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furlough
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a leave of absence
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misogyny
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a hatred toward females
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stolid
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showing or having little or no emotion; unemotional
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succor
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something that gives relief or aid
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travesty
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poor representation or imitation; distortion
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xeric
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characterized by or adapted to a dry habitat
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clandestine
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marked by secrecy
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potboiler
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a poorly done artistic work, often for quick profit
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redoubtable
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arousing fear
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vignette
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a short, descriptive literary sketch
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