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22 Cards in this Set
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to reword, rephrase; a rendition, version
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paraphrase
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tactful, diplomatic, judicious, circumspect
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politic
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to improve, magnify, heighten, elevate
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enhance
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to perspire, secrete; to emit; to exhibit
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exude
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winning, engaging, delightful, prepossessing
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winsome
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an exemplar, pattern, paradigm, model good example
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prosaic
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unnecessary, superfluous; verbose, prolix; superabundant
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redundant
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inferred, tacit, unspoken; unconditional
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extenuate
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stimulating; witty, glittering, flashing
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scintillating
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peerless, distinguished, unequaled
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absolve
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commonplace, matter-of-fact, pedestrian
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prosaic
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acute, cutting, perceptive, trenchant
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incisive
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to acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon
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absolve
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adjacent, adjoining, next door to
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contiguous
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a cartoon, burlesque, parody; to lamploon
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caricature
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self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou
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sanctimonious
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to fascinate, enchant, attract, bewitch
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enthrall
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to moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay
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extenuate
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flashy, overdone, affected, flamboyant
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ostentatious
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detrimental, injurious, destructive, pernicious
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deleterious
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a din clamor, racket
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clangor
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avarice, rapacity; a craving, lust
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cupidity
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