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40 Cards in this Set
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adroit
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skillful in the use of hands, or in handling difficult situations
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anathema
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a religious curse, or the thing being cursed
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banal
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boring, trite, insipid
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bombast
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speech or writing intended to impress the audience; pompous
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bumptious
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pushy; obnoxiously self-assertive
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convivial
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fond of parties; sociable
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cupidity
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greed, especially for money
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disparate
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different
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distended
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swollen; extended
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efface
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erase
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endemic
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native to a particular country or among a particular group
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fallacious
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false; misleading
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fulminate
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to explode, either with sound or anger
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hiatus
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gap; interruption; a pause
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imbue
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to fill, as with a strong dye for a strong feeling
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incredulous
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unwilling or unable to believe
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insipid
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dull; flat; without sparkle or flavor
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jubilant
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filled w/ joy
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languish
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to lose energy or motivation; to become weak or depressed
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loath
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reluctant; unwilling
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loquacious
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talkative
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mellifluous
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smooth; sweetly flowing; sweet-sounding
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neophyte
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beginner; novice
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obdurate
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stubborn; unyielding
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partisan
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blindly devoted to a cause or organization
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perspicacity
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mental sharpness; keen insight; shrewdness
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petulance
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grouchiness
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repudiate
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to disown; to reject
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resign
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to give in; to acquiesce; to relinquish
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sententious
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short and to the point; terse
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spurious
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false; fake; misleading
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succor
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help; assistance; relief
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tantamount
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equal; comparable
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tenacious
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strong; persistent; determined to hold on
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time
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unerring
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w/o making a mistake
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vacillate
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to move back and forth between choices; unable to decide
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wax
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to grow gradually larger
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lugubrious
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mournful
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obsequious
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behaving like a meek, spineless servant; subservient; sycophantic
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