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30 Cards in this Set
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mordant
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bitingly sarcastic or nasty
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myriad
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many; a lot; a very large amount
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oblivion
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state of being totally forgotten
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obstreperous
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unruly; defiant; boisterous
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olfactory
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pertaining to the sense of smell
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onerous
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burdensome
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parsimonious
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stingy
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pecuniary
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relating to money
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pedagogue
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schoolteacher or educator; boring, dry teacher
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pedant
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boring person who knows a lot but has little practical experience; dweeb
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penchant
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strong liking; inclination
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perfidious
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dishonest (with an evil connotation)
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perspicacious
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perceptive; understanding
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recalcitrant
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stubborn
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recondite
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1. abstruse; profound
2. concealed; hidden from sight |
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refulgent
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shining; radiant
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reticent
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silent; restrained in behavior
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retrograde
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moving backward to an earlier, usually inferior, position
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ruddy
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having a healthy, reddish color
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ruminate
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to think a lot about; cogitate
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sanguine
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1. reddish, blood-colored
2. optimistic; cheerful |
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servile
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humbly yielding; submissive
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sinister
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foreboding of evil
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sloth
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indolence; inactivity
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soporific
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sleep-inducing
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tepid
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lukewarm; somewhat warm
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unassuming
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not pretentious; modest
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unwitting
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unaware; not knowing
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amass
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to collect; to get a bunch of
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ambulatory
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able to walk
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