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50 Cards in this Set
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embellish
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to decorate
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hedonist
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one who lives for pleasure
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heterogeneous
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different kinds (hetero means different)
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homogeneous
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of one kind (homo means same)
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haggard
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wild looking, anxious, careworn
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heinous
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horrible
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hyperbole
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overstatement
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ennui
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boredom
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nebulous
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cloudy, vague
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heretic
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one who doesn't believe in orthodox views (heresy, heretical)
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hallow
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to sanctify a holy place
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obscure
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unclear, little known
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conspicuous
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obvious (inconspicuous- not obvious)
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implacable
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unyielding, merciless
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incarceration
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imprisoned
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indolent
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lazy
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impute
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to charge someone
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luminous
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bright {'lum' means light)
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noxious
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poisonous, harmful (innocuous- harmless)
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innate
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by birth, inherent
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irascible
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quick tempered
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abstinent
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abstaining from, refraining from
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ignominious
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shameful
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inane
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silly
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iconoclast
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one who attacks established principles
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ingenious
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ksillful, clever
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amenable
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capable of being persuaded, submissive
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arbitrary
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for no reason at all, spontaneous
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inundate
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to flood, to overwhelm
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indigenous
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native to the locality
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autonomy
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self rule or independence
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circumvent
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to evade by deceptionn
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iota
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small amount
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lethargic
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lacking energy or interest
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languid
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lethargic
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impugn
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to attack, charge with guilt
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tedious
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long and boring
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vapid
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tasteless, dull
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irate
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angry
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indiscriminate
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done for no reason at all, arbitrary
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magnanimous
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generous
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lassitude
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weariness, sluggishness
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myriad
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large number, multitude
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wan
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sickly pale, pallid
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demean
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to humiliate, to put down
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incessant
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never ending, unceasing
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tacit
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silently implied (taciturn- silent)
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denigrate
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to belittle, disparage
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lachrymose
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teary-eyed
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augury
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omen, forewarning
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