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51 Cards in this Set
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florid
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flowery
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insipid
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without interesting or stimulating qualities; boring
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lurid
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horrible
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pallid
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pale
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agile
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quick and well-coordinated
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docile
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easily managed or handled
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facile
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moving with ease, smoothly
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futile
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useless
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cunning
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skill employed in a sly manner
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flourish
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thrive, enthusiastic
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garish
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crudely colorful or showy
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hedonism
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devotion to pleasure as a way of life
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alacrity
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liveliness; briskness
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antiquity
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ancient times
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civility
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politeness
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duplicity
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deceitfulness in speech or conduct; dishonest
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liability
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something disadvantageous
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combative
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ready to fight
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conductive
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helpful
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derivative
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not original, secondary
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effusive
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unduly demonstrative
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incentive
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something that tends to incite
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polarize
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to divide into sharply opposing factions
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scrutinize
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to examine in detail with careful or critical attention
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eagerly
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keen in desire or feeling
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squalor
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filthy and miserable
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torpor
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inactivity; indifference
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assiduous
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constant; unremitting
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copious
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large in quality or number
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deleterious
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harmful; injurious
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dubious
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doubtful; of uncertain outcome
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heinous
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hateful
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incongruous
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inappropriate
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ingenious
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free from restraint
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ostentatious
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too fancy and showy (characterized by conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others
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penurious
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extremely stingy, miserly
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populous
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full of people
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pretentious
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characterized by assumption of dignity or importance
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rancorous
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showing resentment (hatred)
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raucous
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rowdy; disorderly
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spurious
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not genuine, authentic or true
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vicarious
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felt through imagined participation in the experience of others
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bibliophile
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a person who loves books
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philosophy
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tetsugaku
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claustrophobia
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a abnormal fear of being in narrow places
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platitude
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a flat, dull, or trite remark
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meticulous
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precise
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querulous
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full of complaints
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censure
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strong expression of disapproval
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nurture
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to feed and protect; train, educate
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wary
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watchful
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