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50 Cards in this Set
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pertinacious
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adj/ stubbornly persistent
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petulance
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n/ rudeness, irritability
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pithy
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adj/ concisely meaningful
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platitude
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n/ an uninspired remark, cliche
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plethora
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n/ an abundance, excess
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polemic
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n/ an aggressive argument against a specific opinion
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portent
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n/ an omen
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precocious
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adj/ advanced, developing ahead of time
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prescient
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adj/ to have foreknowledge of events
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primeval
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adj/ original, ancient
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probity
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n/ virtue, integrity
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proclivity
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n/ a strong inclination toward something
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promulgate
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v/ to proclaim, make known
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propensity
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n/ an inclination, a preference
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propitious
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adj/ favorable
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prosaic
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adj/ plain, lacking liveliness
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proscribe
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v/ to condemn, outlaw
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protean
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adj/ able to change shape; displaying great variety
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prurient
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adj/ eliciting or possessing an extraordinary interest in sex
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puerile
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adj/ juvenile, immature
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pugnacious
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adj/ quarrelsome, combative
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pulchritude
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n/ physical beauty
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punctilious
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adj/ eager to follow rules or conventions
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quagmire
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n/ a difficult situation
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querulous
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adj/ whiny, complaining
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quixotic
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adj/ idealistic, impractical
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rancor
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n/ deep, bitter resentment
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rebuke
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v/ to scold, criticize
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recalcitrant
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adj/ defiant, unapologetic
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rectitude
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n/ uprightness, extreme morality
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replete
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adj/ full, abundant
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reprobate
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adj/ evil, unprincipled
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reprove
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v/ to scold, rebuke
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repudiate
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v/ to reject, refuse to accept
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rescind
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v/ to take back, repeal
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restive
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adj/ resistant, stubborn, impatient
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ribald
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adj/ coarsely, crudely humorous
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rife
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adj/ abundant
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ruse
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n/ a trick
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sacrosanct
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adj/ holy, something that should not be criticized
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sagacity
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n/ shrewdness, soundness of perspective
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salient
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adj/ significant, conspicuous
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sanctimonious
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adj/ giving a hypocritical appearance of piety
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sanguine
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adj/ optimistic, cheery
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scurrilous
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adj/ vulgar, coarse
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serendipity
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n/ luck, finding good things without looking for them
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servile
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adj/ subservient
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solicitous
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adj/ concerned, attentive
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solipsistic
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adj/ believing that oneself is all that exists
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somnolent
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adj/ sleepy, drowsy
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