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67 Cards in this Set
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dexterous (adj)
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skillful with mind or body
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propitiate (v)
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to make favorably inclined, to appease, conciliatory
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divisive (adj)
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causing a disagreement
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pugnacious (adj)
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belligerent, combative
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hyperbolic (adj)
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exaggerated
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jeremiad (n)
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prolonged lamentation, mournful complaint
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philippic (n)
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speech of bitter denunciation
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superannuated (adj)
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old-fashioned
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interminable (adj)
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unending, annoyingly or monotonously continued
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dulcet (adj)
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pleasant to the senses
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comely (adj)
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proper, attractive, pleasing in appearance
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oblique (adj)
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indirect, veiled, maked, covert
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inverterate (adj)
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settled or confirmed in habit
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plaintive (adj)
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expressing sorrow or melancholy
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revile (v)
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to criticize harshly, berate, vilify
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eviscerate (v)
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to disembowel, gut, remove important parts
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tenebrous (adj)
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gloomy, shadowy, dark
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ponderous (adj)
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of great weight, heavy
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corpulent (adj)
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large, fat, stout
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gourmandizing (adj)
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to enjoy lavish food
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stygian (adj)
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dark or gloomy, pertaining to river Styx of Hades
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skinflint (n)
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mean, niggardly person, miser
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prodigal (n)
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person who spends wastefully, spendthrift
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revile (v)
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to criticize harshly, berate, vilify
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eviscerate (v)
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to disembowel, gut, remove important parts
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tenebrous (adj)
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gloomy, shadowy, dark
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ponderous (adj)
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of great weight, heavy
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corpulent (adj)
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large, fat, stout
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gourmandizing (adj)
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to enjoy lavish food
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stygian (adj)
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dark or gloomy, pertaining to river Styx of Hades
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skinflint (n)
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mean, niggardly person, miser
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prodigal (n)
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person who spends wastefully, spendthrift
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raffish (adj)
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gaudily vulgar or cheap, careless, rakish
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iniquity (n)
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violation of right or duty, wickedness or injustice
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engender (v)
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to produce, cause, procreate
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expatiate (v)
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to enlarge, or be copious in description "expatiate on the theme"
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ablate (v)
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to remove or dissipate by extreme heat or erosion
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attenuate (v)
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to weaken or reduce in force, to make thin "attenuate his desire"
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bedizen (v)
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to dress or adorn in flashy gaudy clothing
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caparison (n)
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decorative covering or clothing
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extirpate (v)
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to remove or destroy totally, pull up by the roots
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foment (v)
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to promote the growth and development of, to instigate, "to foment trouble or discontent"
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punctilious (adj)
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strict, exact, extremely attentive to manners and such
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sententious (adj)
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given to excessive self-righteousness, moralizing
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ignominious (adj)
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humiliating, discreditable, deserving of dishonor or disgrace
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propitious (adj)
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presenting favorable conditions, auspicious
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sanguine (adj)
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cheerfully optimistic, hopeful
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saturnine(adj)
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sluggish, gloomy, taciturn,
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venal (adj)
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open to bribery, able to be purchased, corruptible
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puerile (adj)
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of or pertaining to child, immature, foolish
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sanctimonious (adj)
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making hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness
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peremptory (adj)
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leaving no room for denial, assertive, commanding, imperious
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picaresque (adj)
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prankish, raffish, characterized by humorous episodes of common people
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corporeal (adj)
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tangible, physical, material "corporeal property"
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parlous (adj)
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perilous, dangerous
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exagiate (v)
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to stir up or censure
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extemporize (v)
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to improvise
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centurion (n)
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commander of army
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renege (v)
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to go back on one's word
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pilloried (adj)
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to set in pillory, expose to public ridicule, or abuse
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moil (v)
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to churn or whirl ceaselessly, to work hard
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dross (n)
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waste matter, refuse
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surfeit (n)
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excessive amount
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reconnoiter (v)
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to inspect, observe, survey to gain info
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lambaste (v)
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to beat or whip severely, to berate or reprimand harshly
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vitiate (v)
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to impair or weaken, to make faulty, corrupt
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calumniate (v)
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to make false and malicious statements about, slander
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