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96 Cards in this Set
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alacrity
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eagerness, speed
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anathema
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cursed, detested person
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antipathy
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strong dislike, repugnance
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approbation
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praise
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arrogate
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to take without justification
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ascetic
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self-discipline
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aspersion
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expression of ill-will
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assiduous
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diligent
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blandish
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to coax using flattery
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boon
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a gift
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brusque
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short, abrupt
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buffet
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food/to strike with force
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credulity
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readiness to believe
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cupidity
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greed
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cursory
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brief to the point of being superficial
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decry
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to criticize openly
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defile
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to make impure
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deleterious
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harmful
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demure
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quiet, modest
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deprecate
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to belittle
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ebullient
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extremely lively
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effrontery
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impudence, insolence
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effulgent
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radiant, splendorous
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fallacious
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incorrect
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fastidious
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unrealistically high standards
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grandiloquence
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lofty, pompus language
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hackneyed
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unoriginal, trite
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hapless
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unlucky
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harangue
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to give a ranting speech
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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inure
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to condition someone for something
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invective
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an angry verbal attack
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jubilant
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happy
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juxtaposition
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act of placing two things next to each other for comparison
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laconic
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terse in speech or writing
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languid
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sluggish from fatigue
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largess
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generous giving of lavish gifts
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modicum
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small amount
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morass
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a swampy bog
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multifarious
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great diversity
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munificence
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generosity in giving
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myriad
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consisting of a a great number
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nadir
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lowest point of something
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nascent
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process of being born
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nefarious
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heinously villainous
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neophyte
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someone who is young or inexperienced
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opulent
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characterized by rich abundance
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ostensible
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seemingly
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palliate
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to reduce the severity of
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pallid
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lacking color
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panacea
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a remedy of all ills
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paragon
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a model of perfection
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pariah
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an outcast
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parsimony
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frugality
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome
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pulchritude
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physical beufty
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punctilious
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eager to follow rules
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quagmire
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a difficult situation
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querulous
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whiny, complaining
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quixotic
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idealistic, impractical
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repudiate
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to reject
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rescind
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to take back, repeal
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ribald
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coarsely, crudely humorous
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rife
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abundant
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ruse
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a trick
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sacrosanct
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holy, should not be criticized
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sagacity
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shrewdness
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salient
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significant
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sanctimonious
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hypocritical appearance of piety
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sanguine
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optimistic, cheery
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scurrilous
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vulgar, coarse
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serendipity
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luck
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surreptitious
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stealthy
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sycophant
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one who flatters for self-gain
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tacit
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expressed without words
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taciturn
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not inclined to talk
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tantamount
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equivalent in value or significance
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temerity
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audacity
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength
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timorous
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timid, fearful
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torpid
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lethargic, lacking motion
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tractable
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easily controlled
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transient
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passing
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usurp
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to seize by force
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vacillate
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to fluctuate, hesitate
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vacuous
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lack of content or ideas, stupid
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vapid
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dull
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variegated
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diversified
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venerate
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to honor
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veracity
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accuracy
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verdant
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green
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vex
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to confuse or annoy
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wistful
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musingly sad
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wizened
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dry, shrunken
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zenith
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as good as it's gonna get
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zephyr
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a gentle breeze
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