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44 Cards in this Set
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Ennui
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dissatisfaction due to boredom
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filibuster
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intentional obstruction
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Martial
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associated with war
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Nebulous
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cloudy, lacking clear definition
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Obtuse
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lacking sharpness of intellect
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Stupefy
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to stub, to baffle
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Voracious
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having an insatiable appetite for an activity
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Bucolic
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rustic
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Canonical
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traditional standards
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Culpable
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deserving blame
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Extemporaneous
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done without preparation
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Fulminate
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loudly attack
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Jo bole sonihal saasriakaal
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Predilection
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preference
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Squalid
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sordid
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Stymie
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to block or thwart
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Torque
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force that causes rotation
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Vilify
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to defame
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Avarice
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greed
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Canon
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an established set of principles
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Chary
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wary
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Disinterested
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indifferent
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Emollient
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soothing
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Enigmatic
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mysterious
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fallacy
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am invalid notion, mistaken belief
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Furtive
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stealth
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Heretical
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violating accepted dogma
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Inveigle
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to obtain by deception or by flattery
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Preen
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to dress up
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Prodigious
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abundant in size, extraordinary
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Quaff
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to drink deeply
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Flout
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to demonstrate contempt for rule
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Germane
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relevant to subject at hand
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Halcyon
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calm and peaceful
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Imminent
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impending
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Sedulous
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diligent
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Virulent
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extremely harmful or poisonous
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snake's venom
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Alchemy
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science of transmutation
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base metals to gold
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Refulgent
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radiant, shiny, bright
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Spendthrift
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one who spend money wastefully
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Tout
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to publicly praise or promote
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Untenable
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not viable
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Evanescent
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tending to disappear like vapor
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Pith
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central or essential part
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Tenacity
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adherence to or persistence to something valued
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