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50 Cards in this Set
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enervate
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v/ to weaken, exhaust
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ephemeral
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adj/ short-lived, fleeting
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eschew
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v/ to shun, avoid
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evanescent
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adj/ fleeting, momentary
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evince
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v/ to show, reveal
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exculpate
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v/ to free from guilt or blame, exonerate
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execrable
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adj/ loathsome, detestable
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exigent
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adj/ urgent, critical
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expiate
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v/ to make amends for, atone
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expunge
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v/ to obliterate, eradicate
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extant
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adj/ existing, not destroyed or lost
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extol
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v/ to praise, revere
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fallacious
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adj/ incorrect, misleading
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fastidious
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adj/ meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards
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fatuous
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adj/ silly, foolish
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fecund
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adj/ fruitful, fertile
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feral
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adj/ wild, savage
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fetid
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adj/ having a foul odor
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florid
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adj/ flowery, ornate
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fractious
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adj/ troublesome or irritable
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garrulous
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adj/ talkative, wordy
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grandiloquence
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n/ lofty, pompous language
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gregarious
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adj/ drawn to the company of others, sociable
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hackneyed
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adj/ unoriginal, trite
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hapless
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adj/ unlucky
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harangue
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n/ a ranting speech v/ to give a ranting speech
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hegemony
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n/ domination over others
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iconoclast
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n/ one who attacks common beliefs or institutions
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ignominious
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adj/ humiliating, disgracing
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impassive
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adj/ stoic, not susceptible to suffering
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imperious
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adj/ commanding, domineering
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impertinent
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adj/ rude, insolent
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impervious
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adj/ impenetrable, incapable of being affected
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impetuous
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adj/ rash; hastily done
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impinge
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v/ to impact, affect, make an impression v/ to encroach, infringe
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implacable
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adj/ incapable of being appeased or mitigated
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impudent
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adj/ casually rude, insolent, impertinent
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inchoate
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adj/ unformed or formless, in a beginning stage
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incontrovertible
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adj/ indisputable
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indefatigable
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adj/ incapable of defeat, failure, decay
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ineffable
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adj/ unspeakable, incapable of being expressed through words
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inexorable
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adj/ incapable of being persuaded or placated
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ingenuous
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adj/ not devious; innocent and candid
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inimical
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n/ wickedness or sin
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insidious
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adj/ appealing but imperceptibly harmful, seductive
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intransigent
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adj/ refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion
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inure
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v/ to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation
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invective
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n/ an angry verbal attack
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inveterate
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adj/ stubbornly established by habit
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jubilant
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adj/ extremely joyful, happy
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