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100 Cards in this Set
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obscure
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dark; unknown; hard to understand
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hinder
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to slow or impede the progress of
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glutton
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someone who consumes too much foood or drink
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kindle
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to start a fire; ignite; arouse
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artisan
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a person who is skillful with his/her hands
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vernacular
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everyday speech; slang
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enhance
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to intensify; improve
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delineate
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to describe accurately
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obliterate
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to destroy completely
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hiatus
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a break or vacation
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efface
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to erase; rub out
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querulous
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grumbling; grumpy
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copious
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abundant; plentiful
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engender
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to create; to cause
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nefarious
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extreme wickedness
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brawn
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muscular strength
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tout
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publicly brag
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extol
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to praise highly
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quell
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to calm; pacify
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pugnacious
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eager to fight
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incandescent
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brilliant; giving off heat or light
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sage
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a wise man; to be wise through experiencec and reflection
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assail
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to attack with words or force
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amorous
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feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense
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vacuous
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lacking ideas or intelligence
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volatile
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highly unstable; explosive
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discordant
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lacking harmony or agreement
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expedite
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to speed up the progress of
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corroborate
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to confirm; to back up with evidence
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scrutinize
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to examine very carefully
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didactic
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intended to teach; morally instructive
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exasperate
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to annoy thoroughly
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idyllic
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naturally peaceful
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juxtapose
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to place side by side
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decorous
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proper; in good taste
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distend
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to swell; to extend
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fecund
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fertile; productive
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histrionic
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overly dramatic
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benevolent
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generous, kind
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deride
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to ridicule
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nonchalant
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not showing any concern or worry
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belabor
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to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
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gesticulate
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to make gestures, especially when speaking
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discrete
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unconnected; separate; distinct
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soporific
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causing sleep; very boring
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pretentious
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making ridiculous claims
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reiterate
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to say again; to repeat
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discreet
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sneaky; unnoticeable
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strident
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shrill; high pitched
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anarchy
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lawlessness; an absence of government or control
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ludicrous
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absurd; ridiculous
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abridge
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to shorten or condense
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laud
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to praise; to applaud
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malleable
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easy to shape or bend
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conflagration
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a huge fire; inferno
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convivial
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fond of partying
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gullible
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easily deceived
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bucolic
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charmingly rural
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induce
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to cause to happen
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fabricate
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to lie
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recondite
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hard to understand; over one's head
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avarice
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greed; excessive desire for riches
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penurious
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stingy, relating to great poverty
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eccentric
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unconventional; a little kooky
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extraneous
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irrelevant; unnecessary
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insuperable
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incapable of being overcome or solved
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predator
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one that preys or destroys
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indulgent
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lenient; yielding to desire
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lethargy
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sluggishness; laziness
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assuage
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to soothe; to relieve
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archaic
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ancient; outdated
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conspicuous
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standing out; obvious
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imminent
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just about to happen
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debunk
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to prove wrong
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coalesce
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to fuse or unite
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assiduous
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hardworking, busy
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exult
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to celebrate
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squander
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to waste
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incantation
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a chant
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exalt
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to glorify
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maudlin
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wallowing in self-pity
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virulent
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extremely poisonous; full of hate
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repudiate
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to reject, disown, or renounce
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prevaricate
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to deviate from the truth
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superficial
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relating to the surface; shallow
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imperceptible
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difficult to preceive by the senses; barely noticeable
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primordial
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formed long ago; primitive
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lucid
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easy to understand
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contemptuous
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expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect
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farcical
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absurd; ludicrous
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diverse
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different; various
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contrite
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admitting or feeling guilt
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vibrant
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lively; full of vitality
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provincial
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limited in outlook; narrow
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labyrinth
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a maze (or something similar)
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mellifluous
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sweetly flowing
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desiccate
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to dry out
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loquacious
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talking a lot or too much
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enigma
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a mystery
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incessant
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unceasing
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