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100 Cards in this Set
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aversion
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disinclination
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ingenuous
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naive
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disingenuous
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not naive
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enervate
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weaken
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deletrious
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harmful
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omniscient
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all knowing (root omni means all)
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ubiquitous
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everywhere
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omnipotent
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all powerful
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destitute
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poor
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defer
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to give into something
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dilettante
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dabbler in the arts
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competent
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able
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pedantic
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overly scholarly
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didactic
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the art of teaching
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reproach
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to scold
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disultory
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aimless
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trivial
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petty, not important
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erratic
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irregular
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biased
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prejudiced
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prudent
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wise
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disseminate
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to publish or make known, to scatter
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florid
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flowery
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serene
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calm
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desolate
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barren
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demise
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death
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euphemism
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good way of doing something bad
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belligerent
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quarrelsome
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equivocal
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using words deceptively
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extol
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praise
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assuage
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smooth over
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mollify
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calm down
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timorous
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timid
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esoteric
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understood by only few
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exasperate
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frustrate
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vicarious
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obtained through the experience of another
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endorse
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approve
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charlatan
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imposter, one who pretends to know
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coalesce
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to join in union
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inculpate
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to blame
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exculpate
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remove from guilt
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic
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sanguinary
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bloody
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rancor
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deep seated hatred
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elicit
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to draw out
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illicit
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illegal
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espouse
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to support
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zeal
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enthusiasm
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estranged
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made enemies of
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adverse
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opposed to
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effusion
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an outpouring, a gushing of something
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placid
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calm
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acerbity
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sour tasting
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caustic
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burning
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eccentric
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odd
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audacious
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bold
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effrontery
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boldness
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avarice
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greed
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impudent
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bold
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blatant
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obvious
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egregious
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outstandingly bad
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erudite
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scholarly
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engender
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to cause
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expiate
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atone, make up for
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epicurean
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one who lives for pleasure
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eulogy
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good words of praise
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soporific
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causeing sleep
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profound
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deep, learned
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rational
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reasonable
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efface
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to destroy
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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enhance
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to better
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emulate
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imitate
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scorn
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contempt
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extenuating
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reasonable excuses for doing something, lessening, mitigating
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diffident
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shy
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ascetic
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one who practices self-denial
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credible
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believable
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credulous
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gullible
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insipid
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tasteless
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archaic
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old
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arcane
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mysterious
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adamant
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stubborn
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dolorous
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sorrowful
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vivacious
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lively
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adept
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skillful
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arid
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dry
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sagacious
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wise
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forensic
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characterisitic of a law court or debate
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euphony
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good sounding
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cacophony
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harsh sounding
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trepidation
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fear
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defame
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to speak ill of
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retrograde
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going backward (retro = backward)
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gainsay
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to deny
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obstinate
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stubborn
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obdurate
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stubborn
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intransigent
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stubborn (in = won't, trans = move)
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ebullient
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boiling with optimism, exuberant
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laconic
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brief
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acquiesce
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to go along with, to accept
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