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50 Cards in this Set
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worn out; wearied
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jaded
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to decline in vigor or strength; to tire
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flag
V (t) |
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characterized by whim; unpredictable
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whimsical
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to sway from one side to the other; oscillate
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vacillate
V (T) |
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occuring at regular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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sporadic
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suddenly and forcefully energetic or emotional; impulsive and passionate
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impetuous
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markedly incosistent
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eratic
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open to 2 or more interpretation and often intended to mislead; ambiguous
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equivocal
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impulsive and unpredictable
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capricious
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feeling or showing little emotion
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apathetic
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simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
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ambivalent
n |
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open to more than one interpretation
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ambiguous
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having the ring of truth or plausibility but actully false
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specious
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lying; untruthful
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mendacious
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a false notion
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fallacy
n |
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to make up in order to decieve
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fabricate
v (t) |
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deliberately deceptive
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duplicitous
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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dubious
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to expose untruths, shams, or exagerated claims
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debunk
v (t) |
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to misrepresent
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belie
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admirably suited; apt
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felicitous
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a representative or example of a type
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epitome
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something that completes, goes with, or brings to perfection
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complement
n |
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having or exibiting healing powers
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therapeutic
adj |
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relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure
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palliative
ADJ |
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able to heal or cure
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curative
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producing or promoting a favorable result; helpful
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beneficial
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to make something better; improve
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ameliorate
V (T) |
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to ease a pain or burden
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alleviate
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state of being various or manifold; a great number
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multiplicity
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diverse, various
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multifarious
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to overwhelm as if with a flood; to swamp
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inundate
V (T) |
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a combo of dierse elements; a mixture
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amalgam
n |
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a short scene or story
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vignette
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felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the expieriencing or feelings of another
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vicarious
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being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
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obiquitous
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needlessly repetitive
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redundant
adj |
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a strong inclination or liking
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penchant
n |
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elaborately decorated
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ornate
adj |
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displaing great wealth
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opulent
adj |
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exagerated or ludicrous
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lagubrious
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extravagant
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lavish
adj |
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given freely; unearned; unnessary
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gratuitous
adj |
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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
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flagrant
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to ornament or decorate; to exagerate
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embelish
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full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy
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exuberant
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exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness
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exorbitant
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intense enthusiasm
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embullience
n |
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given to pompous speech or writing
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bombastic
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an impelling force or stimulus
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impetus
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