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71 Cards in this Set
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nadir
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lowest point
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mire
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mud; slime; muck
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naive
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foolishly simple; childlike
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noxious
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harmful; malignant
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officious
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meddlesome
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mundance
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boring; ordinary; typical; tedious
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munificent
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generous; extravagant; philanthropic
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nascent
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beginning; embryonic; incipient
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nebulous
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unclear; vague; indefinite
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needle
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provoke
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nefarious
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evil; vile; sinister; wicked
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nemesis
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just punishment; retribution
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neologism
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newly coined phrase or expression
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noisome
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noxious to health
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obdurate
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stubborn; intractable
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obsequious
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servile; groveling
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obviate
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make unnecessary
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odious
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detestable; loathsome; revolting; sickening
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opaque
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impenetrable by light; dull; dark; obscure
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intonate
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speak or utter with a particular tone
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intractable
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unruly; disobedient
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optimum
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peak or prime; ideal
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intercede
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intervene; negotiate
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intrinsic
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inherent; natural; innate
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inveigh
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abuse; criticize; rebuke
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inveterate
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habitual; chronic
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irascible
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testy; touchy; irritable
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issue
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discharge; emerge; emanate
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jettison
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eliminate; discharge
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jolity
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gaiety; merriment
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judicious
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logical; reasonable; clever
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juncture
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joint; seam; intersection; joining
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juxtapose
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place side by side
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kinetic
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caused by motion; dynamic
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kitsch
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art of writing of a pretentious but shallow nature
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kiosk
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a small structure used as a newsstand, bandstand, etc.
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knave
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a dishonest, deceitful person; a rogue
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knotty
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snarled; tangled
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knoll
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hillock; mound
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kudos
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credit or praise for an achievement; glory
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labyrinth
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maze; network; puzzle
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lachrymose
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weepy; tearful
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laconic
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concise; terse; curt
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lamentation
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complaint; moan
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lampoon
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mock; ridicule
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languish
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decline; diminish; weaken
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levity
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lightness; frivolity
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largess
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charity; philanthropy; gift
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lethargy
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idleness; listlessness; passivity
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linger
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loiter; remain; hesitate
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maudlin
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overemotional; mushy
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lassitude
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fatigue; weariness; debility
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laudable
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commendable; admirable; exemplary
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laxity
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carelessness; indifference
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meander
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twist; bend; zigzag
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lithe
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flexible; agile; mobile; bendable
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loutish
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clumsy; idiotic; buffoonlike
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ludicrous
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outlandish; silly; ridiculous
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motley
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multicolored; spotted; mixed
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lurid
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shockingly vivid; horrifying; sensational
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maladroit
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clumsy; unskilled
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malapropism
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inappropriate or ludicrous use of a word
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malevolent
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venomous; spiteful; malignant
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malinger
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feign illness to escape work; shirk
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marred
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having blemishes; damaged; defaced
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mendicant
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almsman; beggar; leech; parasite
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meticulous
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precise; scrupulous; particular
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mettle
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stamina; bravery; courage
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mince
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chop; mitigate
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moribund
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failing; waning; ailing
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multifarious
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diverse; many-sided; multiple
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