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60 Cards in this Set
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temper
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to moderate, to soften v
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sage
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a wise person n
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lethargic
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tired, weak adj
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jeopardy
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danger n
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mitigate
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to make milder, to make less severe v
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orthodox
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standard, commonly accepted, conventional adj
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insipid
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bland, boring, tasteless adj
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taciturn
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quiet, saying very little adj
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dogmatic
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stubbornly opinionated adj
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extraneous
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irrelevant, extra, unnecessary adj
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meander
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to wander randomly v
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fickle
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unpredictable, capricious, whimsical adj
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scrutinize
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to examine closely v
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ameliorate
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to make better, to improve v
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innocuous
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harmless adj
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blasphemy
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disrespect towards something sacred n
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esoteric
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understood only by a select few adj
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pretentious
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pompous, self-important adj
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blithe
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free spirited, carefree adj
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avarice
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greed n
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hedonistic
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pleasure-seeking adj
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slander
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to defame, to speak maliciously of someone v
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hackneyed
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overused, trite banal adj
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amass
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to accumulate, to pile up v
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fortuitous
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accidental, happening by chance or luck adj
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assuage
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to soothe v
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verbose
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wordy, overly talkative adj
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supercilious
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haughty, arrogant adj
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objective
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without bias adj
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revere
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to worship, adore, honor v
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banal
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dull, ordinary, common adj
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sycophant
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a brown noser n
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censor
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to delete objectionable matter v
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complacent
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self-satisfied, overly confident adj
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virtue
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moral excellence n
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solitude
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the state of being alone n
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tentative
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temporary, not final adj
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expedite
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to make fater or easier v
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irrational
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unreasonable, unpredictable adj
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intangible
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not capable of being touched or felt, abstract adj
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compatible
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able to co-exist harmoniously adj
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exhaustive
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thorough, complete adj
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authoritarian
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one who is similar to a dictator n
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redundant
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unnecessary, repetitive adj
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fervor
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passion, zeal, great enthusiasm n
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incessant
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never ending, unceasing adj
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ephemeral
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short-lived, fleeting, transitory adj
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brevity
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shortness n
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acclaim
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praise, applause, admiration n
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indolence
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laziness n
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extortion
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getting money by threats n
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adverse
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unfavorable, harmful adj
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dissipate
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to scatter v
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mendacious
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dishonest adj
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expedient
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practical, efficient, convenient adj
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indolent
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lazy adj
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gambol
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to skip or dance around playfully v
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scintillate
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to sparkle or flash v
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recaleitrant
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resisting authority or control adj
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deft
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skillful adj
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