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79 Cards in this Set
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conciliatory
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used to make peace
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reticent
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reserved
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complacent
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unconcerned
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dogmatic
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asserting opinions in a dictorial manner
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capricious
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subject to changing one's mind without much thought
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pertinent
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relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand
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ostentatious
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excessively showy in order to impress; pretentious
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quiescent
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quiet, still
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precocious
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unusually advanced
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obscure
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hard to perceive
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soporific
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causing sleepiness
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prevaricate
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to lie
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squander
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to spend or use extravagently or wastefully
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virulent
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actively poisonous
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querulous
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full of complaints
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querulous
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full of complaints
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repose
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at rest
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kindle
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to start a fire
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insidious
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slowly destructive
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futile
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useless
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incessant
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continuing without interruption; constant
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enigma
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a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence
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hackneyed
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unoriginal; made commonplace
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mundane
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from this world
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propensity
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a natural inclination; a leaning
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impetuous
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acting impulsively
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clairvoyant
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being able to see things not perceived by the senses
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ubiquitous
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being everywhere at once
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wanton
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done maliciously without a motive
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vindictive
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revengeful
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innocuous
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innocent
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affinity
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natural liking for something
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penitent
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expressing sorrow for sin
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terse
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neatly concise
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redolent
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fragrant
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recant
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retract
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rudimentary
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primitive
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remonstrate
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object, complain
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recalcitrant
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resisting control
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relinquish
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to give up
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relegate
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to assign an inferior position
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rapacious
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greedy
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resolute
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firmly set in position or opinion
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ramification
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a development
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recrimination
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a countercharge against an accuser
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paradigm
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an example, model
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lugubrious
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gloomy or mounrnful (exaggerated)
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obsequious
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too eager to please
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chicanery
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the use of sly language to trick or deceive
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic
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facetious
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not meant to be taken seriously or literally
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nihilism
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belief that all existence is senseless
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loquacious
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excessively talkative
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unctuous
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attempting to charm in an unpleasantly suave way
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precipitous
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a dangerous situation
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indolent
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lazy
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness
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ostensible
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seemingly sincere
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erudite
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having deep and extensive learning
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palpable
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obvious, noticeable
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acrimonious
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bitter in language and tone
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mitigate
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to moderate
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surreptitious
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sneaky
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disparage
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to belittle
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exonerate
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to free from charge
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rectify
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to set/make right
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abject
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allowing no hope for improvement
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fortuitous
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happening by chance
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truncate
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to shorten
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disseminate
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to spread abroad
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perogative
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exclusive priviledge or right
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arbitrary
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based on opinion
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unscrupulous
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without qualms
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compulsory
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required by authority
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impervious
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impenetrable
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analogous
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similar
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juggernaut
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a destructive, irresistable force
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bourgeois
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marked by concern for material interests
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pretentious
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acting self-important
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