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61 Cards in this Set
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mendicant
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beggar
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mettle
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courage, spirit
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munificent
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very generous
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proponent
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supporter, backer, opposite of opponent
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propinquity
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nearness, kinship
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reprehensible
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deserving blame
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relegate
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banish to an inferior position, delegate, assign
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temporize
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act evasively to gain time, stall, avoid committing oneself
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winsome
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agreeable, gracious, engaging
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whet
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sharpen, stimulate
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impecunious
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without money, poor
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idiosyncrasy
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individual trait, usually odd in nature; eccentricity
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belie
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contradict, give a false impression
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bivouac
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temporary encampment
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capacious
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spacious
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callous
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hardened, unfeeling
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fallow
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plowed but unsowed, uncultivated
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fastidious
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difficult to please, squeamish
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garrulous
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loquacious, wordy, talkative
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gourmand
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epicure, person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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grapple
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wrestle, come to grips with
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inordinate
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unrestrained, excessive
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ineffable
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unutterable, cannot be expressed in speech
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inundate
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overwhelm, flood, submerge
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obdurate
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stubborn
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purported
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alleged, claimed
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purveyor
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caterer, furnisher of foodstuffs
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surmount
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overcome
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restitution
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reparation, indemnification
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rhapsodize
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to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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reprobate
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person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency
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secular
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worldly, not pertaining to church matters, temporal
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urbane
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suave, refined, elegant
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upbraid
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severely scold, reprimand
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unobtrusive
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inconspicuous, not blatant, not seen
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mushroom (v)
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expand or grow rapidly
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neophyte
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recent converter, beginner
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husband (v)
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use sparingly, conserve, save
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exorcise
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drive out evil spirits
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exacerbate
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worsen, embitter
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exalt
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raise in rank or dignity, praise, laud
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galvanize
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stir up, stimulate
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providential
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lucky, fortunate, beneficial
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stasis
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state of inactivity, stagnation, balance
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static
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showing no change, fixed
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punitive
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punishing
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provident
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displaying foresight, thrifty
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puerile
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childish, immature
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descant
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discuss fully
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deplore
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regret, disapprove of
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ascendancy
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controlling influence, domination
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lampoon
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ridicule
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lurid
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wild, sensational, graphic, gruesome
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ponderous
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weighty, unwieldy, awkward
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rancor
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bitterness, hatred
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vitriolic
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corrosive, caustic
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vilify
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slander
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voluble
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fluent, talkative, glib
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venal
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capable of being bribed
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sunder
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part, separate
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