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32 Cards in this Set
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effrontery
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shameless boldness
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elucidate
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make clear; explain
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elusive
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evasive; baffling; hard to grasp
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embellish
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adorn
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embody
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to invest with a body; to give a concrete form to
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emulate
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rival; imitate
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enervate
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weaken; unnerve
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engender
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cause; produce
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enigma
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puzzle; mystery
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ephemeral
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short lived; fleeting
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epitome
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summary; concise abstract
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equanimity
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calmness of
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equivocate
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lie; to mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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esoteric
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known only to the chosen few
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euphonious
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pleasing in sound; melodious
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evoke
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call forth
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exacerbate
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to increase in bitterness or violence of
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exemplary
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serving as a model; outstanding
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exemplify
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to show by example
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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expediency
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that which is advisable or practical or advantageous
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expedite
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to speed up
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expeditously
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rapidly and efficiently
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extol
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praise; glorify
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facilitate
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make less difficult
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fallacious
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misleading
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fallible
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liable to err
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fallow
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uncultivated
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fastidious
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difficult to please; squeamish; finicky; overly critical
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fetter
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shackle
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flagrant
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conspicuously wicked; glaringly bad; notorious
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formidable
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menacing; threatening
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