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32 Cards in this Set
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perennial (adj)
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everlasting, perpetual
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repartee (n)
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a swift witty reply
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duress (n)
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intimidation, pressure, bullying
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consternation (n)
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bewilderment
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magnanimous (adj)
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generous in forgiving an insult
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precarious (adj)
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unvertain, unstable, unreliable
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dissident (n)
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a person who disagrees
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abysmal (adj)
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bottomless, profoundly deep
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aberration (n)
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something that differs from the norm
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aesthete (n)
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person who has a refined sense of beauty
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diffident (adj)
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lacking self-confidence, timid, shy
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evanescent (adj)
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temporary, momentary
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enervate (v)
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to exhaust, weaken
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deleterious (adj)
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harmful, injurious
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perfunctory (adj)
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routine, hasty, superficial,
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cavort (v)
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to prance around in a high spirited way
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pendent (adj)
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hanging
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engender (v)
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to bring about, cause, produce
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inexorably (adv)
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certainly, completely
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reciprocity (n)
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dependence, mutual action
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insousiant (adj)
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nonchalant, carefree, debonair
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efficatious (adj)
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effective, producing
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bedaub (v)
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to smudge, smear or overdecorate
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trice (n)
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instant, short time
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impugn (v)
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to attack with words, oppose
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apostacy (n)
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desertion of one's faith, party, principles
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prolix (adj)
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excessively wordy or to long
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gregarious (adj)
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one who enjoys the company of others
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homage (n)
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respect, reverence
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vapid (adj)
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unoriginal, flat, lifeless, dull
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circumspect (adj)
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prudent, cautious, well-considered
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prepotency (n)
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predominance, superior power or influence
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