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20 Cards in this Set
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere, widespread
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vacuous
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lack of content or ideas, stupid
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wallow
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to roll oneself about lazily; to become or remain helpless
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zealous
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fervent, filled with eagerness in pursuit of something
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abdicate
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to give up a position, usually one of leadership
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banal
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dull, commonplace
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cadence
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a rhythm, progression of sound
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daunting
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intimidating, causing one to lose courage
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ecstatic
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intensely and overpowerinly happy
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facade
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the wall of a building
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garish
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gaudy, in bad taste
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hapless
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unlucky
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idiosyncratic
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peculliar to one person; highly individualized
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juxtaposition
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the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison
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kudos
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praise for an achievement
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languid
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sluggish from fatigue or weakness
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malediction
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a curse
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nebulous
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vaguely defined, cloudy
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obfuscate
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to render incomprehensible
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pallid
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lacking color
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