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46 Cards in this Set
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obfuscate
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bewilder, muddle
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omnipotent
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all-powerful
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opprobrium
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disgrace
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paragon
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standard of excellence
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parsimonious
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stingy
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pedantic
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bookish
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phlegmatic
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sluggish
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piety
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devoutness
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piquant
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tart-tasting, spicy
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pithy
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concise
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platitude
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trite remark
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polemic
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a controversy
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pragmatic
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practical
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prevaricate
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lie
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probity
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integrity
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prodigal
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wasteful
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profligate
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licentious, prodigal
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proscribe
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prohibit
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querulous
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complaining
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raconteur
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storyteller
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recalcitrant
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stubborn
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redoubtable
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formidable, steadfast
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refractory
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obstinate
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reprobate
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miscreant
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sanctimonious
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self-righteous
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sanguinary
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gory, murderous
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sedulous
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diligent
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sophistry
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specious reasoning
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specious
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false but plausible
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spurious
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false, counterfeit
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stolid
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impassive
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superfluous
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overabundant
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surfeit
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overabundance
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tacit
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understood without being spoken
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temerity
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boldness
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torpid
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lethargic, inactive
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tractable
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docile, manageable
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trenchant
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incisive, penetrating
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truculent
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fierce, savage
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ubiquitous
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omnipresent, pervasive
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untenable
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cannot be achieved
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untoward
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perverse
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verbose
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wordy
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vitriolic
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scathing
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vituperative
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abusive
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xenophobia
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fear of foreigners
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