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45 Cards in this Set
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intriinsic
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relation to the essental nature of someone or something
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lassitude
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a feeling of weariness or lack of energy
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mercurial
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changeable in temperament, voltile
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munificent
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extremely liberal in giving
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insularity
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narrow-mindedness or isolation, disconnection
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perfunctory
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done without much interest or care, superficial
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pragmatic
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practical, concerned with facts or actual occurences
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preeminent
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superior to all others, outstanding
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prosaic
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plain, lacking in any imagination or spirit
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resplendent
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dazzling and brilliant in apperance
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supersede
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to take the place of something, replace
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disquieting
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causing discomfort or anxiety
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sequester
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to set apart or remove, to cause to withdraw into solitude
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tangential
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slightly touching, barely relevant or connected
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abrogate
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to abolish or make void
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gossamer
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very thing, soft and selicate, like a spider's web
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extant
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still in existence and standing out, not extince
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ardor
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great intensity of feeling about something
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recalcitrant
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marked by stubbon resistance and defiance of authority
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expedient
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practiacal, serving to promote one's own interest rather that a principle self-serving
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recondite
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difficult to understand, little known, hidden from view
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supplant
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to substitute, or to take the place of
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endemic
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prevalent in a certain area of region, or among a certain group of people
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insuperable
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impossible to overcome
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recind
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to take away or make void, cancel
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abject
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brought low in status, being of the most wretched kind
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martinet
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one who demands absolute adherence to rules
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erudite
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learned or educated
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ostentatious
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showing off, boastfully showy
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stolid
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showing little or no emotion, dull, difficult to arouse or excite
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uncouth
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inappropriate, crude, clumsy, strange
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germinate
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to begin or cause to grow or develop
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stodgy
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dull, tedious, uninteresting, stuffy
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append
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to add or attach as a supplement
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clemency
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mercy, forgiving someone, especially a criminal, offender, or enemy, mildness
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cogent
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strongly convincing and reasonable
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petulant
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unreasongably irritable, peevish
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stipulate
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to set forth or establish, require, or agree to
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effervescent
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bubbly, excited, enthusiastic
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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turgid
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very ornate in style; bloated or swollen
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platitude
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a commonplace or trite statement
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tractable
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easily handled or managed
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palliate
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to make something seem less serious or intense
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propitious
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havinhg fravorable circumstances
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