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71 Cards in this Set
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rancourous
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antagonistic; hostile; spiteful
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rarefy
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make thin; purify; make less dense
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raucous
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harsh; annoying; piercing; shrill
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reactionary
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opposing progress; characterized by reaction
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recalcitrant
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headstrong; disobedient; stubborn
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recant
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rescind; retract; take back
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reconciliation
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settlement or resolution
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redundant
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excessive; repitious; unnecessary
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panegyric
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elaborate praise; public compliment
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raze
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demolish; level; topple
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ramble
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meander; roam
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paragon
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model or standard of excellence
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pariah
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outcast; misfit; refugee
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ostentatious
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conspicuous; showy
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ostracize
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exclude; isolate; bar; shun
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palpable
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noticable; obvious; apparent
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paltry
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minor; petty; insignificant
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parochial
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religious; restricted
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parsimony
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miserliness; unusually excessive frugality
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partisan
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fan or supporter; enthusiast supporting a particular cause or issue
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pastiche
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hodgepodge; literary or musical piece imitating other works
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paucity
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scarcity; shortage; dearth
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peccadillo
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small sin or fault
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pedantic
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stuff or dogmatic; meticulous; academic
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peevish
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irritable; grouchy; ill-tempered
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pejorative
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degrading; derogatory; negative
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percipient
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able to perceive or see things as they actually are
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perfidy
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deliberate breach of faith or trust; treachery
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peripheral
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marginal; outer; surrounding
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perspicacious
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astute; keen; perceptive
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philistine
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barbarian; person lacking artistic judgment
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pique
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irritate; miff; offend
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pithy
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1. substantial; profound
2. Brief; concise |
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placid
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sincere; tranquil; composed; sedate
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plaintive
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sad; mournful; pathetic
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platitude
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1. triteness
2. cliche; trivial remark |
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plaudit
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enthusiastic expression
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pliable
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limber; malleable; flexible
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poignant
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intense; powerful; biting; piercing
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polemical
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controversial; argumentative; debatable
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polyphony
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music with two or more melodies blended together
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porous
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permeable; absorbent; having holes
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posthumous
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arising or continuing after someone's death
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potable
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drinkable
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prattle
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gab, babble
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precocious
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showing premature development
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precursor
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forerunner
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prescient
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showing foresight; predicting events before they occur
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primeval
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belonging to the primitive age
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primordial
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belongning to a primitive age; first in time
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proclivity
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tendency; inclination; propensity
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procrastinate
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exceptional; impressive; of huge quantity; immense
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proficient
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skillful; masterful; expert
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progeny
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heir; descendent; offspring
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prolific
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fruitful; abundant; fertile
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prosaic
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common; routine; ordinary
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protean
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taking many forms; changeable; variable
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protract
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elongate; lengthen; prolong
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prudent
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careful; cautious; judicious
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puerile
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juvenile; immature; childish
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pugilism
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boxing
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pugnacity
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eagerness to fight; belligerence
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pulchritude
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beauty; physical appeal
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pulverize
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grind; crush; smash
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quagmire
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marsh; quicksand; swamp
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quandary
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dilemma; mire; entanglement
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querulous
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difficult; testy; disagreeable
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quibble
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argue or bicker
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quixotic
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romantic; whimsical; unrealistic
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rabid
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berserk; diseased; sick
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opulent
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affluent; well-to-do; plentiful
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