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100 Cards in this Set
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zenith
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the highest point
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zealot
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a person who shows great enthusiasm for a cause
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zany
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clownish; foolish
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writhe
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to twist or squirm; to suffer from shame or shyness
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wither
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to dry up; to shrivel; to cause to lose courage or to be ashamed
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whet
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to sharpen; to make stronger; to stimulate
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wanton
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immoral; senseless; seliberately malicious; excessive
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waive
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to dispense with; to relinquish; to postpone
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voracious
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ravenous; greedy; gluttonous
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voluminous
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large; builky; enough to fill volumes
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volatile
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evaporating readily at normal temperatures; changable; explosive; lighthearted
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vitriolic
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extremely biting or caustic; sharp and bitter
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virtuoso
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one interested in the pursuit of knowledge; one master in any field
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vindictive
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revengeful; unforgiving; biter; spiteful
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vilify
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to edfame; to slande; to cause a person to become vile
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vicarious
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taking the place of another; experienced through sympathetic participation i nthe experience of another
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viable
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able to live or exist; practicable
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verbose
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wordy; dedious
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venerate
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to regard with respect and reverence; to honor
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validate
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to declare or make legally sound; to substantiate; to verify
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vacitllate
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to totter; to waver; to fluctuate; to sway unsteadily
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utopian
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excellent, but existing only in facy or theory; given to dreams or schemes of perfection
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urbane
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courteous; suave; polished
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untenable
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that which cannot be maintained or occupied
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unscathed
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undamaged; unharmed
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unobtrusive
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not readkly noticeable; inconspicuous
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unimpeachable
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beyond doubt or reproach; unquestionable
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ungainly
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clums; awkward; hard to handle
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unethical
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not conforming to approved standards of behavior, a socially accepted code, or professionaly endorsed principles and practices
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unequivocal
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plain; very clear in meaning
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undermine
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to dig or make atunnel under; to wear away and weaken the suport of; weaken in a slower way
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unassailable
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undeniable
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turbulence
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excitedment; disorder; violent motion
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trepidation
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a state of alarm and dread
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tirade
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a long angry or scolding speech; a harangue
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thwart
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to oppose directly
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threadbare
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frayed or shabby; used so often that it is stale
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terse
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polished; 简洁明了
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tentative
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uncertainty, not defintie or final
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tenet
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a principle, doctrine or belief held as a truth by a group
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temerity
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rashness; foolish or reackless boldness
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tedious
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long or verbose and wearisome
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tawdry
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daudy and chep
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tangential
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merely touching a subject
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talon
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the claw of a bird of prey; a human finger that looks or grasps like a claw
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tactles
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without skills in dealing with people
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taciturn
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laconic; habitually untalkative
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sycophant
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one who tries to win favor or advance himself by flattering persons of influence
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susceptible
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very sensitive
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surreptitious
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sly; steathy; done in a quiet or secret way
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surmise
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to imagine or infer on slight grounds
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superfluous
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beyond what is required or suffiicient; extra
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superficial
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concerned with comprehending what is apparent or ovious;hasty; near the surface
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supercilious
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proud and scornful; haughty; looking down on others
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sumptuous
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lavish costily
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sullen
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silent and keeping to oneself because one feels angry, bitter or hurt
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succinct
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clearly expressed in few words; concise
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substantiate
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to support with proof or evidence
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stultifying
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rendering useless or ineffectual
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stringent
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severe; strict
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stoic
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impassive
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stagnate
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fail to develop
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squalid
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dirty in appearance
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spurious
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couterfeit; false
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sporadic
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occurring at irregular intervals; isolated
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soporific
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causing sleep
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dolemn
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formal; serious or earnest; very impressive
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sobriety
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seriousness, gravity or solemnity
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skeptical
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not easily persuaded or conviced
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serene
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unclouded, unruffled
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sequester
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to hide or keep away from others
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scetarian
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narrow-minded
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scrutinize
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to look at very carefully
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scrupulous
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very honest and sonscientious;careful about details
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scoff
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to make fun of
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scapegoat
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savory
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peasant; pleasing to the taste or smell
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saturate
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to soak through and through; to fill completely
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sanciton
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support or encouragement
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salutary
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healthful; useul or helpful
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sagacious
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very wise or shewd
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ruthless
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merciless
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retract
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to draw back or draw in
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reticent
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not saying much, especially about one's thoughts
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respite
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interval of rest
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resilent
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springing back into shape or postion
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residual
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left over; remaining
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rescind
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to cancel; to set aside
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repugnant
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disgusting;loathsome; objectionable
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repudiate
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to reject; to refuse to recognize, acknowledge or pay
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redundant
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wordy; exceeding what is necessary or normal;lavish
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refubish
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to freshen or plish again; to make like new
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rejuvenate
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to make yound or fresh again
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relegate
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to banish; to assign
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relic
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a thing or part that remains from the past
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remorse
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a deep feeling ofsorrow or guilt over a wrong one has done
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recluse
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a person who lives alone, away from others
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recalcitrant
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refusing to obey rules or followorders
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rebuff
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to refuse in a sharp or rude way
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raze
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to tear down completely; to destroy
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