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30 Cards in this Set
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jocose
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merry; joking
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jocular
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jolly; joking
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lackadaisical
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uncaring; lacking in interest or spirit
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languid
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lacking energy; weak
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lascivious
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lusty; lewd
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lassitude
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listlessness; a state of exhaustion or weakness
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laud
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(v) to praise
(n) praise (adj.) praiseful |
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macabre
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gross; ghastly; suggestive of horrible death and decay
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malign
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to say bad things about; slander
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mellifluous
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sweet sounding; flowing with honey or sweetness
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miasma
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a poisonous atomosphere or cloud
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nascent
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coming into being; emerging
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neologism
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a newly coined word, phrase, or expression
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nexus
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bond or link between things
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obsolete
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out of style; outdated
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odious
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offensive; hateful
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omnipotent
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all powerful
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ostentatious
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showy; pretentious
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pallid
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having an extremely pale complexion
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paragon
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model or example of perfection
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pedestrian
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commonplace, ordinary
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philanthropy
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improvement of the world through charity; love of humanity in general
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quail
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to draw back in fear
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quip
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snappy response
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recumbent
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lying down
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redolent
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fragrant
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refractory
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disobedient; stubborn
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renascent
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coming into being again
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sagacious
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wise
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servile
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humbly yielding; submissive
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