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55 Cards in this Set
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wane
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to decrease gradually in size, amount, intensity, or degree
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intemperate
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not mild; subject to the extremes (of weather or climate)
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idiosyncratic
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a structural or behavior characteristic perculiar to an individual group
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idealistic
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high-minded, lofty, noble-minded
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concise
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expressing much in few words
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acuity
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sharpness; keenness; cuteness
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aesthetic
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pertaining to the sense of beautiful; characterized by a love of beauty
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austere
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severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising strict; forbidding
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benign
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showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness
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callous
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insensitive;indifferent; unsympathetic
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complacent
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contented with a fault, self- satisfied and unconcerned
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denounce
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to condemn or censure openly or publicly
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fiduciary
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of, based on, in the nature of trust, and confidence, as in public affairs
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ephemeral
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lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory
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garrulous
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excessively talkative
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gregarious
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fond of the company of others; sociable
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iconoclastic
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a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc.; popular ideas
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indubitable
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that cannot be doubted, patiently evident or certain; unquestionable
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insipid
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lacking qualities that excite, stimulate, or interest dull
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lethargic
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drowsy, lazy, sluggish, indolent
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ostentatious
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intended to attract notice; show in a n attempt to impress others
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perennial
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lasting for an indefinitely long time
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primeval
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of or pertaining to the first age or ages
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rancorous
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full of showing rancor (bitter, long lasting resentment)
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ruffians
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a tough or rowdy person, bully, thug or gangster
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sporadic
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appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time
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stellar
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consisting of stars, like a star, as in brilliance, shape
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taciturn
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silent, uncommunicative, quiet
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temperate
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moderate, self- restrained; not extreme in opinion statement
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utilitarian
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practical, useful, functionable, sensible
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aberrant
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departing from the right, normal, or usual course
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affluence
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abundance of money, property, and other material goods ( richness)
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bland
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pleasantly gently, soothing
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championed
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anything that takes first place in competition
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condone
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to pardon; to forgive
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culpability
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deserving to blame or censure; blameworthy
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disheartened
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to depress the hope, courage (discourage)
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deteriorate
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to make or become worse
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droll
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amusing in an odd way;
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elicit
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to draw out fourth; enduce; evoke
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embedded
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to surround tightly or firmly
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thick cotton embedded the precious vase in its box
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explicit
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clearly developed, clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied
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hinder
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to prevent from doing or acting, or happening
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indelicate
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not delicate; rough
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jocular
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characterized by joking
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liability
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something disadvantageous; something for which is liable; debt
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malleable
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capable of being extended; adaptable
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mediate
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to resolve or settle differences
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placid
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pleasantly calm or peaceful; tranquil; severely quiet or undisturbed (placid waters)
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pungent
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sharply affecting the organs of the taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power
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savory
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pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell; attractive
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timid
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shy
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treatises
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a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer or more detailed than a n essay
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unpalatable
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unpleasant to the taste; not pleasure or agreeable
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verbose
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characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy
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