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50 Cards in this Set
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libel
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defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character
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lilliputian
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extremely small
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loath
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reluctant; disinclined
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucid
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esaily understood
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lucrative
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profitable
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lugubrious
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mournful; funereal
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maelstrom
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whirlpool
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malign
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speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
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malignant
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having an evil influence
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manifest
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evident; visible; obvious
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marshal
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put in order
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martinet
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strict diciplinarian
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maverick
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rebel; nonconformist
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mawkish
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mushy and gushy; sentimental; maudlin
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maxim
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proverb; a truth pithily stated
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mealymouthed
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indirect in speech; hypocritical; evasive
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meander
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wind or turn in its course
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melliflous
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sweetlyb or smoothlyflowing; melodious
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mercurial
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capricious; changing; fickle
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ministration
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act of giving care; attending to someone's needs
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misconception
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an erroneous conception/ mistaken notion
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misconstrue
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interpret incorrectly; misjudge
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mitigate
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appease; moderate
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mollify
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soothe
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moratorium
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suspension of activity; authorized period of delay (of a payment, etc)
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mutability
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ability to change in form; fickleness
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myriad
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very large number
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nadir
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lowest point
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navigable
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wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
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nebulous
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vague; hazy; cloudy
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neologism
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new or newly coined word or phrase
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neophyte
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recent convert; bginner
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nonchalance
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indifference; lack of concern; composure
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novice
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beginner
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obfuscate
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confuse; muddle; make unclear
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obscure
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dark; vague; unclear; darken; make unclear
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obsequious
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slavishly attentive; servile; fawning; sycophantic
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obsolescent
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going out of use
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obsolete
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outmoded
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obtrude
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push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; butt in; stick out or intrude
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officious
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meddlesome; excessively pushing in offering one's services
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ominous
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threatening
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opprobrium
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public disgrace or reproach; vilification
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opt
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decide in favor of; choose
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opulence
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extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
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ostentatious
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showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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outlandish
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bizarre; peculiar; unconventional
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outmoded
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to cause something to go out of style/ become obsolete
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