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70 Cards in this Set
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Duplicitous
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Deceitful; dishonest
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Visitant
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a supernatural being or agency; an apparition
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Artifice
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tricky
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Tome
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a big book or volume
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Swale
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a low or hollow place, especially a marshy depression between ridges
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Acerbic
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(especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright
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Demure
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(of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy; (of clothing) lending a modest appearance
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Effusive
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expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner
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Affectation
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behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress; a studied display of real or pretended feeling
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Whimsy
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playfully quaint or fanciful behavior or humor
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Analogous
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comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared
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Promulgate
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promote or make widely known (an idea or cause)
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Audacious
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showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks; showing an impudent lack of respect
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Impudent
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not showing due respect for another person; impertinent
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Disseminate
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spread or disperse (something, especially information) widely
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Ambivalence
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the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
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Pernicious
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having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
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Voracious
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wanting or devouring great quantities of food: having a very eager approach to an activity
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Peruse
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read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way
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Gait
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a person's manner of walking
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Erroneously
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wrongly, inaccurately
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Caveat
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a warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations
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Innocuous
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not harmful or offensive
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Admonishing
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warning
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Aloof
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detached
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Contrite
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Remorseful
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Derisive
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ridiculing
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Entreating
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begging, pleading
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Penitent
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remorseful
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Sardonic
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sarcastic
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Sensationalistic
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exaggerating emotions
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Why
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bitter or ironic
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Bemusement
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puzzlement
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Disparagement
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belittlement
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Indignation
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anger
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Deprecatory
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expressing disapproval; disapproving; apologetic or appeasing
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Precarious
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not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse; dependent on chance; uncertain
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Enumerates
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lists
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Unequivocally
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undoubtedly, absolutely
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Adage
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a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
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Perennial
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lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring
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Tempered
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lessened
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Vituperative
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bitter and abusive
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Impetuous
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acting or done quickly and without thought or care
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Obsequious
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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
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Dilatory
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slow to act; intended to cause delay
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Doggerel
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comic verse composed in irregular rhythm
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Pernicious
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having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
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Portent
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a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen
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Vilify
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speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner
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Duplicitous
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deceitful
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Exculpate
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show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing
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Ubiquitous
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present, appearing, or found everywhere
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Respite
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a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
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Censorious
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severely critical of others
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Sallow
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(of a person's face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown color
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Variegated
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exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks; marked by variety
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Erudition
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the quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship
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Verdant
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(of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation
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Sonorous
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(of a person's voice or other sound) imposingly deep and full
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Plume
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a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament
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Despondent
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in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
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Conjuror
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a person who conjures
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Efficacious
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(typically of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective
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Olfactory
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of or relating to the sense of smell
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Occlude
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stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage)
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Fanfare
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a short ceremonial tune or flourish played on brass instruments, typically to introduce something or someone important; media attention or elaborate ceremony
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Balm
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a fragrant ointment or preparation used to heal or soothe the skin
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Elusive
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difficult to find, catch, or achieve; difficult to remember or recall
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Flux
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the action or process of flowing or flowing out; continuous change
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