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50 Cards in this Set
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mendacious
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untruthful, lying
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lampoon
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personal satire
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seminal
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capable of developing
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complacent
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self-satisfied
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latent
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hidden
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levity
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lighthearted humor
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lugubrious
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mournful, gloomy
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mundane
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ordinary, commonplace
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clamor
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noisy outcry
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macabre
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gruesome, pertaining to death
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martinent
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disciplinarian
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modicum
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small quantity
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myopic
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nearsighted
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condone
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to overlook a sin or fault
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contrite
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sorrowfiul
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dupe
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to deceive, a trick
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mentor
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one who gives advice
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munificent
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generous
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antipathy
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a dislike, a hatred
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motley
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of different types
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mellifluous
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nice sounding
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morbid
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depressed
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stoic
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capable of self control without complaint
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maverick
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deviates from the norm or the crowd
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animosity
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dislike, hostility
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cryptic
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mysterious, secretive
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malleable
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bendable, pliable
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malinger
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to feign illness to escape duty
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futile
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useless, ineffective
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neophyte
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beginner
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digress
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to get off the main topic
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pretentious
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overly showy, arrogant
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nadir
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the lowest point
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aggregate
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made up of particles
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atrophy
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wasting away
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nuance
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delicate shade of differences
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inexorable
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relentless, unyielding
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opulent
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rich luxurious
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facile
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easy (facilitate)
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obsequious
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servile, seeking favors
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adulation
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praise
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obloquy
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shame
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obfuscate
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to perplex, to make obscure
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auspicious
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favorable
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officious
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overly dutiful, bureaucratic
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apocryphal
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false, not genuine
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orthodox
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what is correct, traditional
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dogged
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stubborn, persistent
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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revelry
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fun, merriment (revel means to take pleasure in)
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