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59 Cards in this Set
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Boorish
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ill-mannered
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Cynical
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believing that people act only out of selfish motives
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Heresy
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against orthodox opinion
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Poignant
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deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions
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Terse
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concise; to the point
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Epistolary
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concerned with letters; through correspondence
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Hiatus
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interruption; pause
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Languid
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tired; slow
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Poised
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calm; collected; self-possessed
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Languish
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decay; fade away; get weaker
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Boorish
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ill-mannered
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Cynical
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believing that people act only out of selfish motives
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Heresy
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against orthodox opinion
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Poignant
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deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions
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Terse
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concise; to the point
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Epistolary
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concerned with letters; through correspondence
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Hiatus
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interruption; pause
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Languid
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tired; slow
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Poised
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calm; collected; self-possessed
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Languish
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decay; fade away; get weaker
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Thwart
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prevent; frustrate
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Adamant
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forceful; inflexible
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Obsolete
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no longer valid
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Tirade
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stream of verbal abuse
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Erratic
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wandering; irregular
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Lax
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careless; not strict
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Torpid
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inactive; lazy; stagnant
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Cantankerous
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bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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Sanctimonious
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hypocritically holy
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Luscious
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juicy; moist; succulent
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Amiable
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friendly
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Catharsis
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purging of pent-up emotions
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Deter
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put off; prevent
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Unscathed
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unharmed; intact; without a scratch
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Antagonistic
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opposed; hostile; aggressive
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Gregarious
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extroverted; sociable; outgoing
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Belligerent
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aggressive; ready to fight
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Whimsical
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capricious; changeable
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Berate
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scold; criticize
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Notoriety
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infamy; known for wrong doing
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Novice
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a beginner
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Laceration
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a cut
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Abstain
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desist; go without; withdraw
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Tenacious
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stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
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Sophomoric
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juvenile; immature
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Soporific
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inducing sleep
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Disseminating
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circulating; broadcasting; spreading (information)
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Prudent
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cautious; wise
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Verbose
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talkative; long-winded; rambling
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Frivolous
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not serious, necessary
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Frugal
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economical; not wasting anything
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Gaffe
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blunder; social mistake
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Minatory
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threatening
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Coerce
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force, persuade
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Subliminal
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below the threshold of consciousness
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Malevolent
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having evil intentions
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Aberration
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deviation from the normal
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Squalid
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dirty and demeaning
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Prudish
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narrow-minded; excessively concerned with morals
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