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66 Cards in this Set
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Acrimonious
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(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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Corpulent
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(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body
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Dissipate
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(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in the pursuit of pleasure
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Hypothetical
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(adj.) based on assumption or guess; used as provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
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Intemperate
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(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control
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Susceptible
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(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking resistance
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Adulation
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(n.) praise or flattery that is excessive
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Astute
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(adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
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Avarice
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(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
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Equivocate
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(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
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Irresolute
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(adj.) unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
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Novice
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(n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
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Pretentious
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(adj.) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious
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Recapitulate
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(v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up
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Slovenly
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(adj.) untidy, dirty, careless
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Accrue
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(v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result
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Annotation
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(n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work
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Bedlam
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(n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion
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Covert
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(adj.) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; (n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place
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Fortuitous
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(adj.) accidental, occurring by a happy chance
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Motley
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(adj.) showing great variety' composed of different elements or many colors; (n.) a jester's costume; a jester
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Recondite
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(adj.) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
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Reprobate
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(n.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v.) to disapprove of, condemn
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Sedentary
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(adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place
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Abstemious
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(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
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Contingent
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(adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; (n.) a representative group forming part of a larger body
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Corroborate
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(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
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Dowdy
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(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste
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Heresy
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(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
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Palpable
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(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard or recognized
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Pernicious
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(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
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Satiate
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(v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied
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Absolve
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(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
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Contiguous
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(adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time
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Deleterious
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(adj.) harmful, injurious
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Enthrall
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(v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison
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Implicit
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(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in
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Ostentatious
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(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
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Redundant
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(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush
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Sanctimonious
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(adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou
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Blatant
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(adj.) noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in a n unfavorable sense
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Disconsolate
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(adj.) deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyone consolation
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Herculean
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(adj.) relating to Hercules; characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength
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Impassive
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(adj.) showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless
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Nonplussed
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(adj.) puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss
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Prolific
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(adj.) abundantly productive, abundant, profuse
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Amendable
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(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible
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Berate
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(v.) to scold sharply
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Carnage
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(n.) large-scale slaughter or loss of life
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Credulous
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(adj.) too ready to believe, easily deceived
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Extraneous
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(adj.) coming from the outside, foreign, present but not essential, irrelevant
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Inception
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(n.) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution
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Obdurate
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(adj.) stubborn, unyielding
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Precocious
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(adj.) showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)
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Sententious
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(adj.) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy
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Tortuous
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(adj.) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious
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Adamant
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(adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible; (n.) an extremely hard substance
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Curtail
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(v.) to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce
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Deference
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(n.) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to superior (T-Dub)
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Definitive
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(adj.) conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done
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Demeanor
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(n.) the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner; facial appearance, mien
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Mollify
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(v.) to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity
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Presentiment
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(n.) a vague sense of approaching misfortune
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Remit
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(v.) to send or hand in (as money); to cancel (as penalty or punishment), to forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer
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Requisite
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(adj.) needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indespensable
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Thwart
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(v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate
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