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67 Cards in this Set
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obnoxious
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highly offensive
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conduit
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means of transmitting of distributing
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clairvoyance
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ability to see thing beyond ordinary perception
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epitaph
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brief statement honoring a dead person
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corroborate
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to support with evidence
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corrosive
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biting sarcastic
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extant
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currently existing
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curtail
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to make less
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deferment
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the act of delaying
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derelict
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abandoned
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derivative
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lacking originality
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diffident
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lacking self-confident
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disconcert
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to throw into confusion
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penurious
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extremely stingy
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drub
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to defeat decisively
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duplicity
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deceptive thought, action, or speech
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negate
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to make invalid
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discern
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to recognize as separate of distinct
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dubious
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questionable
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egotist
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a self important person
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commemorate
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to mark by ceremony
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composed
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calm
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ethical
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conforming to accepted standards
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exception
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a case to which the rule does not apply
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civility
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politeness
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clarity
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clearness
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colossal
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immense, enormous
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combative
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eager to fight
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combustion
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act of burning
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comparable
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similar, equivalent
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comprehensible
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understandable
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compulsion
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an irrestible impulse
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condone
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to treat as acceptable
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corrective
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intended to correct
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cunning
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showing clever insight
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eulogy
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speech or writing in praise of deceased
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equitable
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fair and equal
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defiant
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showing bold resistance
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demean
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to lower in status
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demeanor
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behavior toward others
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disdain
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feeling of contempt
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distortion
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the act of twisting out of shape
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drab
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dull, monotonous
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estatic
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overwhelmingly emotional
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euphoria
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feeling of great happiness
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pomp
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showy display
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elusive
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hard to grasp
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plaudits
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enthusiastic approval
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fidelity
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state of being faithful
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preclude
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to rule our in advance
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prudent
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marked by wisdom; shrewd
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frugal
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thrifty; cheap
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futile
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without purpose, completely ineffective
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facade
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false or superficial appearance
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illuminate
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to make clear
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oblivious
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lacking awareness
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gruff
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rough or stern in manner or speech
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prune
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to reduce by removing excess
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epistolary
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contained or carried on in letters
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exalt
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to elevate by praise
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punctual
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on time
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rail
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to scold in harsh language
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ramble
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to wander, physically or in language
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rancorous
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marked by deep ill-will
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raspy
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rough, grating
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raucous
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noisy, rowdy
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recrimination
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a retaliatory accusation
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