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30 Cards in this Set
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sacrilege
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violation of anything sacred (blasphemy, profanity)
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eschew
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to keep away from (boycott)
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verdant
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green (naive)
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accost
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confront boldly (corner)
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distraught
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agitated or upset (frantic)
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primordial
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created in the beginning (fundamental)
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largess
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generous bestowal of gifts (munificence)
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decry
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express disapproval (condemn)
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myopic
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lacking tolerance or understanding (ignorant)
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pejorative
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making worst (derogatory, belittling)
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germane
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closely related (fitting)
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dissemble
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to give a misleading appearance (camouflage)
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acquisitive
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seeking to acquire wealth (grasping, covetous)
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intransigent
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refusing to agree (stubborn)
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celerity
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(swiftness, promptness)
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temporize
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to avoid in order to save time
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carping
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find fault in a small but nasty way (overcritical)
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propriety
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being socially appropriate (decorum)
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talisman
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amulet or charm that possesses occult powers (juju)
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banal
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devoid of freshness (cliche)
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Piquant'
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(bland, tasteless)
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animadversion'
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criticizing (complementing)
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myopic'
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(understanding, tolerant)
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propriety'
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(inappropriate, classless)
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nefarious'
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(moral, heavenly)
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murky'
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(clear, cheerful)
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largess'
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(greediness, selfishness)
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propinquity'
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nearness (distant, dissimilar, not approximate)
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coherent'
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logically together(seperate, disharmony, illogical)
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germane'
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(incoherent, unrelated)
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