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105 Cards in this Set
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pander
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to exploit weaknesses of others; to cater to the vices of others
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otiose
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useless; futile
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puerile
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childish; juvenile
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aleatory
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dependent on luck or chance
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asperity
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roughness or harshness; severity
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renunciation
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rejection; refusal to acknowledge
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unimpeachable
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unquestionable; beyond doubt
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inveigh
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to disapprove angrily; to protest
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lionize
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to assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity
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allay
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to relieve; to alleviate
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vitiate
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to corrupt morally; to contaminate
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly resistant; showing opposition
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exegesis
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an explanation of a text; a critical interpretation
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ameliorate
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to make better; to improve
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profligate
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wasteful and immoral
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provocative
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tending to excite or stimulate
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bumpkin
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an unsophisticated, awkward person
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toady
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a person who flatters for personal gain
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culpable
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deserving blame or condemnation; guilty
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hortatory
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encouraging; inciting
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penultimate
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next to last
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orotund
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full and rich in sound (in speech)
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blithe
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carefree and lighthearted
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soporific
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tending to induce sleep
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pervasive
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permeating; spreading throughout
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benign
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beneficial; favorable
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frenetic
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wildly excited
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recrimination
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a counteraccusation
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indecorous
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lacking good taste; improper
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corroborate
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to strengthen by adding evidence
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majordomo
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a chief butler or assistant
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untenable
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impossible to defend or justify
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perambulate
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to walk about; to stroll
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veneer
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a thin, attractive layer that conceals something common or coarse
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timorous
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timid
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luminous
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emitting light
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circuitous
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indirect; roundabout
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perquisite
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a tip or payment in addition to regular wages
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probity
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integrity; respectability
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polemical
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relating to controversy or argument
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tacit
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indicated but not expressed; implied silently
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largesse
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generosity
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indolent
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lazy
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circumlocution
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unnecessarily wordy or evasive language
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depredate
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to plunder and pillage
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canard
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a deliberately misleading story
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wont
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likely
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etymology
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the history of a word; the study of word origins
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cortege
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a group of attendants; a retinue
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solecism
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a deviation or error in speech, manners, or deeds
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demotic
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relating to ordinary people
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simian
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related to or resembling an ape or monkey
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impresario
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an entertainment producer or manager
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requisite
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required; necessary
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bulwark
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a defensive wall or embankment
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malaise
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vague bodily or emotional discomfort or uneasisness
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disingenuous
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insincere; calculating
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crescendo
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a gradual increase in intensity, force, or volume
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intransigent
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uncompromising; refusing to moderate
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dogged
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unrelenting; persistent
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propensity
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a tendency
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condescending
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displaying superiority, patronizing
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compunction
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an uneasiness caused by guilt; a qualm
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sepulcher
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a tomb or burial chamber
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bellicose
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warlike; inclined to fight
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pulchritude
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physical beauty
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wizened
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shriveled or withered from age or illness
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rhapsodize
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to express oneself enthusiastically
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physiognomy
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facial features
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voluble
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talkative
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revel
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to enjoy; to take pleasure in
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umbrage
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feeling of offense; resentment
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epiphany
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a revelation; sudden knowledge or insight
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assiduous
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diligent; persistent
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panacea
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a cure all; a remedy for all diseases
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implicate
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to involve or connect unfavorably
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analgesic
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a medication to reduce or eliminate pain
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turpitude
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wickedness; vileness
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discretionary
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left to one's own judgment
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flummox
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to confuse; to perplex
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unpalatable
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unpleasant to the taste or the mind
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histrionics
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exaggerated emotional behavior
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draconian
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extremely harsh; very severe
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noisome
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disgusting; offensive to the senses
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punctilious
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attentive to details in conduct or action
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veritable
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authentic; genuine
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florid
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rosy or red in color
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fractious
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unruly; disruptive
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moribund
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near death; about to die
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conflagration
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a large, destructive fire
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protégé
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a person under the guidance or training of another
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indiscernible
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difficult or impossible to discern
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virulent
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extremely infectious or poisonous
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phlegmatic
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calm and unemotional
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artisan
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a skilled manual worker; a craftsperson
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reciprocate
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to give in response to receiving something
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tenable
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rationally defensible
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boondoggle
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an unnecessary, wasteful project
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curmudgeon
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a stubborn, ill tempered person
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moiety
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a portion or part of something
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inculcate
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to impress upon or teach someone by repetition
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fiduciary
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relating to the governing of property
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repugnant
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offensive; repulsive
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opprobrium
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disgrace; extreme dishonor
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potentate
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a monarch; one who has great power
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