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19 Cards in this Set
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Malign
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to slander; evil (ant: benign)
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Loquacious
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very talkative or wordy, verbose
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Specious
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misleading, logically flawed, false
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Conciliatory
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tending to give in or appease; intended to resolve a dispute
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Mendacious
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dishonest, frequently lying
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Sardonic
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dryly sarcastic
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Guile
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trickery, cunning
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Dour
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extremely serious
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Vindictive
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seeking revenge
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Paucity
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a shortage or lack of, a dearth
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Legion*
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great in number
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Bent*
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a tendency or proclivity
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Ersatz
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false, as in a cheap imitation
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Chagrin
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shame, humiliation
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Corporeal
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having physical form
body |
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Ethereal
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lacking physical form, spiritual, airy
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Bellicose
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hostile, warlike, belligerent
war |
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Galvanize
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to charge with energy
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Lithe
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flexible, bending gracefully, as a ballerina
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