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50 Cards in this Set
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embellish
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to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
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florid
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describing flowery or elaborate speech
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opulent
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exhibiting a display of great wealth
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ornate
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elaborately decorated
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ostentatious
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describing a showy or pretentious display
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poignant
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profoundly moving; touching
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ebullience
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intense enthusiasm
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effusive
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emotionally unrestrained; gushy
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egregious
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conspicuously bad or offensive
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flagrant
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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
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frenetic
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wildly excited or active
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gratuitous
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given freely; unearned; unwarranted
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superfluous
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extra; unnecessary
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alleviate
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to ease a pain or a burden
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asylum
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a place of retreat or security
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auspicious
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favorable; promising
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benevolent
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well-meaning; generous
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benign
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kind and gentle
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emollient
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(adj.) softening and soothing
(n.) something that softens or soothes |
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mollify
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to calm or soothe
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reclamation
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the act of making something useful again
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sanction
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to give official authorization or approval
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dubious
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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fabricated
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made; concocted in order to deceive
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hypocrisy
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the practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
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slander
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false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
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spurious
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not genuine; false; counterfeit
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astute
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shrewd; clever
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camouflage
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to hide by blending in with surroundings
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clandestine
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secretive
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coup
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a brilliantly executed plan
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disingenuous
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not straightforward; crafty
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ruse
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a crafty trick
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stratagem
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a clever trick used to deceive or outwit
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surreptitious
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done by secretive means
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wary
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on guard; watchful
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wily
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cunning
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ambiguous
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open to more than one interpretation
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ambivalent
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simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
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apathetic
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feeling or showing little emotion
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arbitrary
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determined by impulse rather than reason
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capricious
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impulsive and unpredictable
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equivocate
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to avoid making a definite statement
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indifferent
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not caring one way or the other
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spontaneous
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unplanned; naturally occurring
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whimsical
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subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
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inconsequential
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unimportant
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superficial
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concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure; weak
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trivial
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of little importance or significance
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