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40 Cards in this Set
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Bombastic
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given to pompous speech or writing
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Ebullience
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intense Enthusiasm
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Exorbitant
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exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness
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Exuberant
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full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy
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Embellish
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To ornament or decorate; to exaggerate
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Flagrant
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Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
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Gratuitous
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Given freely; unearned; unnecessary
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Lavish
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Extravagant
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Lugubrious
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
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Opulent
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displaying great wealth
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Ornate
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Elaborately decorated
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Penchant
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A strong inclination or liking
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Ubiquitous
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being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
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Vicarious
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Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feeling of another
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Vignette
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a short scene or story
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Amalgam
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A combination of diverse elements; a mixture
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Inundate
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To overwhelm as if with a flood; to swamp
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multifarious
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diverse; various
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Multiplicity
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a great number; state of being various or manifold
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beneficial
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producing or promoting a favorable result; helpful
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Cathartic
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relaxing after an emotional outburst
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Curative
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able to heal or cure
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Palliative
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relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure
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Therapeutic
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having or exhiniting healing powers
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Complement
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something that completes, goeswith, or brings to perfection
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Epitome
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a representative or example of a type
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Felicitous
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admirably suited; apt
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belie
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to misrepresent
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debunk
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to expose untruths; shams; or exaggerated claims
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dubious
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doubtful
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Duplicitous
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deceptive
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Fabricate
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To make up in order to deceive
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Fallacy
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a false notation
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Mendacious
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untruthful; lying
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Specious
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having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually false
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Ambiguous
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open to more than one interpretation
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Ambivalent
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mixed feelings
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Apathetic
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feeling or showing little emotion
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Capricious
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impulsive and unpredictable
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Equivocal
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
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