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11 Cards in this Set
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intractable
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hard to manage, stubborn, not responsive to discipline
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murky
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dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
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nefarious
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wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
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piquant
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stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
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primordial
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developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
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propinquity
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nearness in place or time; kinship
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unwonted
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not usual or expected; not in character
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utopian
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founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
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verbiage
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language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
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verdant
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green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment
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viscous
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having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
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