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91 Cards in this Set
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draconian
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extremely severe or cruel
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disingenuous
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not naive; sophisticated
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disabuse
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to free from error
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dissemble
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disguise
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dilettante
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amateur
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dilatory
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delaying
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence; shyness
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desultory
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haphazard; disconnected
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craven
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cowardly
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compunction
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remorse for wrongdoing
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complaisant
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trying to please
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cognate
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of the same or similar nature
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cogent
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convincing; well-reasoned
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credulous
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gullible
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circumlocution
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indirect and wordy means of expression
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abeyance
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suspended action
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apprise
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inform
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abrogate
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to repeal--as in law; to annul
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ameliorate
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to improve
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adumbrate
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to outline or sketch; to foreshadow; to conceal
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approbation
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approval
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aver
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state confidently
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abscond
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leave secretly
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assiduous
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diligent
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chimera
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illusion
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blandish
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coax with flattery
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exculpate
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clear of blame
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apposite
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relevant; appropriate
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aspersion
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act of defamation
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baleful
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harmful
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calumniate
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to slander
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asseverate
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to assert
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cabal
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plot
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bilge
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bulge
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anethema
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religious curse
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augury
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omen
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circumspect
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watchful & discreet
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compunction
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hesitation about rightness of action
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exigent
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urgent
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ennervate
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reduce in strength
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence
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invective
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denunciation, censure, or reproach
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reticent (reticience)
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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved
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invective
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denunciation, censure, or reproach
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reticent (reticience)
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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved
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cynosure
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A person or thing that is at the center of attention
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penury
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state of extreme poverty
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ductile
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easily led, complying
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apogee
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highest point
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salacious
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Having a propensity to be lustful or lecherous.
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persipacity
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good judgment
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jocund
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merry, cheerful, gay
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seditious
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likely to oppose lawful authority
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sagacity
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wisdom
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brigand
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a lawless person
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excoriate
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criticize severely
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desultory
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jumping or passing from one thing to another
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labile
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adaptable
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intransigent
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Refusing compromise; irreconcilable
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inchoate
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Formless; partially but not fully in existence or operation
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hubris
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excessive pride
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temerity
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Extreme venturesomeness; rashness
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animus
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Aggression or hostility
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saturnine
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Heavy, gloomy, dull
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suffused
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Filled or covered by something; overspread with.
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insalubrious
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unhealthy
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proscribe
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prohibit
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surfeit
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excess
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paucity
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shortage
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redoubtable
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Formidable; valiant; terrible to foes
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expiation
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Atonement, the making of amends
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draconian
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Extremely severe or cruel
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obstreperous
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Clamorous; noisy; unruly - especially in raising opposition..
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specious
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false
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rend
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tear apart
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sanguine
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cheerful
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contumacious
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stubborn
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noisome
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disgusting
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perfidious
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deceitful
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reticent
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hold back information
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mettlesome
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spirited and brave
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pecadillo
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minor crime or sin
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rarefy
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to make less dense
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disabuse
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to show someone their error
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splenetic
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irritable; spiteful
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prolix
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wordy
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pique
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to excite; to annoy, wound, or irritate
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equanimity
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emotional balance or composure
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dispassionate
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temperate in judgment
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callow
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lacking adult sophistication
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obfuscate
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to make obscure
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