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102 Cards in this Set
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inveterate
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habitual, long established
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limpid
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clear and clean, without confusion
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bedlam
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a place of noisy uproar and confusion
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discombobulated
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confused
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feral
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untamed, uncouth and uncivilised
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loutish
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having characteristics of an awkward or stupid person
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fatuous
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unconsciously foolish
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ludicrous
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foolish for hilarious reasons
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preposterous
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foolish
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detente
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a relaxing of tensions between rivals, in a political sense
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repose
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quiet tranquility
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brattle
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rattling and crashing sound
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brawl
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a loud boisterous disagreement
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fractious
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noisy
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hubbub
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vehement protest
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superannuated
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retired or outmoded
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chintzy
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gaudy or tacky/ miserly, tightfisted or stingy
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brash
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hasty, unthinking, quick to act without considering the consequences
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derring-do
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daring, reckless action
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foolhardy
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unwisely daring
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madcap
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behaving madly or impulsively
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offhanded
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performed without forethought or planning
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rash
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reckless, characterised by or resulting from ill-considered haste or boldness
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temerity
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reckless disregard for danger or one's own safety
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lilliputian
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petty
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pittance
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a very small amount (money)
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trifling
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of trivial or nonsensical importance
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brobdingnagian
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enormous
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humongous/humungous
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gigantic
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diffuse
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wordy
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prattle
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to talk foolishly
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rant
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to talk loudly even wildly
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swagger
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to walk around in a proud, showy manner
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vapid
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flat, stale, lacking freshness
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mollify
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to pacify
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captious
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made for the sake of quarreling
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pugnacious
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belligerent
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lavish
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generous in giving to others/ spending money
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squander
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to spend money/time in a wasteful uncaring fashion
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confounding
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baffling
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baneful
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causing ruin
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nefarious
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mean
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rancorous
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deeply hateful or spiteful, malicious
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impugn
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to oppose or attack someone or sth as false or refutable
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rebuff
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to bluntly refuse
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languor
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a weak/lifeless feeling
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sedentary
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having to do with sitting around a lot
eg. Polly has a sedentary desk job. she sits all day in front of a computer screen |
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soporific
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sleepy
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torpid
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lacking energy
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fawning
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gaining the favour by flattery
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toady
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a flatterer
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avid
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showing enthusiasm
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effervescent
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lively, vivacious
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hidebound
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strongly-opinionated, narrow-mindedly stubborn
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recalcitrant
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stubborn
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unwavering
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firm and determined
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willful
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stubborn
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mellifluous
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sweet and smooth sounding
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raucous
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loud, coarse-sounding
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lavish
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in excess
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profuse
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prolific
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superfluous
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overabundant
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delectable
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delicious
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emaciated
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very thin due to lack of adequate food
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epicurean
epicure (n) |
having to do with relishing the pleasure of eating and drinking
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ravenous
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very hungry
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savory
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tasty/good smelling
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voracious
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greedy, gluttonous
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gingerly
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very carefully
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heedful
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paying careful attent. to
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peripatetic
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moving/walking about
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relic
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custom/project that has been around for a long time
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inception
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the start
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unprecedented
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novel
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clandestine
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secret
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covert
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hidden, secret
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stealthy
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sly
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chartalan
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a fraud
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incidental
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minor
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peripheral
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incidental
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trifling
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lacking significance
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savvy
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smart
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convalesce
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to recover from an illness
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impudent
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rude
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indigent
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poor
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intimate
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to suggest
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ponderous
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dull.lifeless
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gratify
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to please
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hardy
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strong. robust
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lofty
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grand. noble
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rigor
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harshness. severity
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saturate
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to wet. soak completely
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tentative
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hesitant. to definite
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debunk
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to prove wrong
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glacial
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very cold
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lithe
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nimble. flexible
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raze
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to tear down, destroy
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replete
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filled up, overflowing
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respite
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a lull, period of inactivity
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spurious
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false, lacking logic
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chasm
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low point - check in dic
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gorge
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low point - check in dic
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