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66 Cards in this Set
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disparage
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belittle
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inherent
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inborn;innate
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divulge
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reveal
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vacillate
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fluctuate;waver
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disparate
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different;unrelated
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dispel
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scatter;cause to vanish
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diffident
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shy;reticent
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dispatch
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speediness;prompt execution
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dissipate
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waste;scatter
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eclectic
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composed of wide variety
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elicit
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to call forth
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exonerate
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to acquit;exculpate
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voracious
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ravenous
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larceny
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theft
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decry
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disagree strongly
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curtail
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shorten; reduce
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refute
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decry; disagree strongly
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introspective
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seeing own experiences;introverted
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induce
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persuade
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implement
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to fulfill;perform;carry out
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reprehensible
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deserving blame
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ruthless
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merciless;cruel;without pity or compassion
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satirize
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mock; ridicule
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steadfast
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firmly established
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stratagem
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contrivance
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transcendent
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surpassing;exceeding
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urbane
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elegant;sophisticated
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susceptible
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highly impressionable
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subversive
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in opposition to government/rules
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farce
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broad mockery; ridicule
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impromptu
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without previous preparation; off the spur of the moment
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languid
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lacking in spirit/liveliness
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pedantic
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showing off in learning; bookish
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deterrent
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something that discourages or hinders
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temperament
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disposition
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iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions
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console
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lessen sadness
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eclipse
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darken;extinguish; surpass
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reverent
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deeply respectful
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provocative
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tending to provoke
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heed
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consider
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fastidious
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given to detail; insatiable
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buoyant
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cheerful;optimistic
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impede
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block;hinder; stop/delay
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erroneous
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mistaken;wrong;incorrect
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pragmatic
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practical
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opaque
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not transparent
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intangible
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not able to be percieved by senses;vague
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ingrate
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ungrateful person
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espouse
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to adopt;support
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premise
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assumption;postulate
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sever
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to cut;separate
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superfluous
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unnecessary
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embellish
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adorn
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implacable
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not able to be pacified
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utopia
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ideal place, state, society
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immutable
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unchangeable
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repudiate
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to disclaim; disown; renounce
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petulant
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touchy; peevish
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indict
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to bring charges against
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flippant
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lacking seriousness
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ingenuous
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naive
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portent
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omen;foreshadowing
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subdue
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to make less intense; make more quiet
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esoteric
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understood by few; obscure
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taciturn
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silent; quiet; reticent
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