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71 Cards in this Set
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grandiloquence
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pompous or bombastic speech; lofty, welling language
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grisly
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frightening; ghastly; gory; hideous
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grovel
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act in a servile way; cringe; kneel
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guile
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wiliness; deceit; cunning
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guzzle
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gulp; swill; consume to excess
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hackneyed
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trite; common; overdone; banal
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haggle
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dicker; barter; make a deal
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hallow
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make holy; consecrate; sanctify
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hamper
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hinder; frustrate; impede
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harbor
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preserve; conceal; secure; shelter
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hardy
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stalwart; robust; sturdy
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haughty
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arrogant; disdainful; blatantly proud; contemptuous
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hearten
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encourage; give strength
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hedge
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enclose; surround; fence
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hedonism
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intemperance; self-indulgence; excess
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herald
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announce; broadcast; report
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heretic
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nihilist; infidel; radical; dissenter
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hiatus
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interruption; pause; gap
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hilarity
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boisterous merriment; enjoyment
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histrionic
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pertaining to actors; melodramatic
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hoary
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frosted; grey; grizzled
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hyperbole
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exaggeration; fanciful statement; enhancement
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iconoclasm
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attack on religious values or symbols
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ignoramus
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moron; fool; dimwit
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immutable
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incorruptible; enduring; unchanging
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impecunious
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poor; destitute; penniless
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imperturbable
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even-tempered; level-headed; calm
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impervious
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airtight; sealed; impenetrable
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impetuous
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hasty; rash; impulsive
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impregnable
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invincible; invulnerable; unable to be captured or entered
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impromptu
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makeshift; spontaneous
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improvident
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reckless; rash
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impugn
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denounce; cesnor; attack
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inauspicious
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unfavorable
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inaudible
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faint; soft; hard to hear
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incipient
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embryonic; developing; in the beginning stages
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incisive
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perceptive; astute
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inclusive
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all-encompassing; broad in scope; comprehensive
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incoherent
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illogical; incosistent
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innocuous
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dull; harmless; innocent
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incongruous
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incosistent; unsuitable; contradictory
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incorrigible
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uruly; delinquent; incapable of reform
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indecorous
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inappropriate; indelicate; unseemly
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indefatigable
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diligent; persistent; inexhaustible
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indenture
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contract binding a person to work for another
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indolence
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lethargy; idleness; sloth
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inebriation
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drunkenness; intoxication
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ingenuous
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genuine; open; candid; frank
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inimical
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antagonistic; hurtful; harmful; adverse
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inscrutable
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mysterious; perplexing
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insipid
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dull; banal; tasteless
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insolvent
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bankrupt; unable to pay debts
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felicity
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greaty happiness; bliss
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fetid
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possessing an offesnive smell; malodorous; foul; gamey
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fetter
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restrain; restrict; curb
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fickle
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capricious; erratic; spasmodic
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flippant
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nonchalant; frivolous; superficial; light
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florid
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ornate; flushed with rosy color; ruddy
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flout
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ridicule; scoff; mock; scorn
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foible
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frailty; imperfection; weakness
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forswear
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repudiate; forsake; eschew
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fulsome
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loathsome; excessive
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fume
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gas; vapor; harmful or irritating smoke
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furtive
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clandestine; secretive; surreptitious; covert
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gambol
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play; frolic; romp
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garble
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confuse; scramble; distort
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garish
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gaudy; ostentatious; excessive
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garner
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collect; receive; attain; acquire
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giddy
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scatterbrained; silly; frivolous
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goad
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incite; pressure; irk; arouse; awaken
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fledgling
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young or inexperienced person; young bird
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