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100 Cards in this Set
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Peremptory
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Leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal
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Gregarious
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Fond of the company of others; Sociable
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Autonomous
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Self-governing; independent
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Reclusive
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Secluded; Solitary
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Auspicious
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Promising success; Propitious; Opportune; Favorable
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Implement
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To put into practice
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Concur
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Agree
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Dissent
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Differ in opinion
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Scurrilous
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Abusive language
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Fervid
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Extremely hot; enthusiasm
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Chary
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Cautious
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Obscurity
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Lack of public attention
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Anonymity
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State of being unknown
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Ignominy
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Personal dishonor; humiliation
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Magnanimous
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Generous
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Supercilious
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Arrogant and disdainful
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Effusive
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Express oneself with excessive emotion or enthusiasm
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Paragon
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Model of excellence of perfection
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Frugality
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Practice of being economical in the use of money or resources
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Epitomize
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To serve as an ideal example
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Munificence
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Great generosity
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Unencumbered
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Not burdened by
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Esoteric
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Involves knowledge that is restricted to a limited group of people
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Obscured
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Made hard to understand
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Prosaic
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Lacking in imagination and spirit
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Belied
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Misrepresented
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Demagogue
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A leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to people’s emotions and prejudices
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Prognosticator
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Person who makes predictions
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Deftly
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With great skill
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Advent
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Beginning
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Blight
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Dash; crush
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Taciturn
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Stern, and silent in expression and manner; reticent
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Miser
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Person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save money; stingy person
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Vociferous
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Crying out noisily; loud; vocal
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Garrulous
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Excessively talking; babbling
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Effusive
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Excessive in emotional expression; gushy
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Frugal
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Not wasteful; inexpensive
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Reticent
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Disposed to be silent; reserved; taciturn
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Munificent
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Very generous
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Elusive
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Hard to express or define; tricky
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Inquisitive
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Eager for knowledge; unduly or inappropriately curious; prying
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Superfluous
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Excessive; unnecessary
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Controvertible
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Open to question or dispute
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Pervious
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Admitting of entrance; permeable; open or accessible to reason, feeling, argument
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Fallibility
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Capable of making an error
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Bolster
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To support or prop up; hearten
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Dogged
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Persistent in effort
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Dispel
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To disperse; to cause to vanish
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Vacillate
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To waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive; to stagger
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Compromise
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An agreement; exposure to danger
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Conscientious
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Controlled by conscience; careful
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Loathsome
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Causing feelings of unwillingness; disgusting
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Prodigious
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Extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc; wonderful; abnormal
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Copious
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Plentiful
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Tumultuous
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Raising commotion; highly agitated
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Curtail
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To cut short; diminish
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Deter
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To restrain from proceeding; to prevent
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Sanguine
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Hopeful, confident; reddish; bloody
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Clandestine
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Done in secret; confidential
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Lofty
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Extending high in the air; elevated in style of tone; arrogant in manner
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Diminutive
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Small thing or person
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Florid
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Reddish; flowery; ornate
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Ominous
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Menacing; threatening
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Varnish
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Smooth coating or gloss
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Conspicuous
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Easily seen or noticed
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Congruous
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Corresponding in kind; appropriate
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Recursive
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Using a procedure that can be applied repeatedly
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Anachronistic
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Discrepancy between the chronological order of events and the order in which they are related in a plot
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Revere
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To regard with awe or devotion
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Tenacious
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Characterized by keeping a firm hold; adhesive; stubborn
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Acquisition
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The act of acquiring or gaining possession
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Predilection
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A tendency to think favorably of something in particular
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Vindicate
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To justify by argument or evidence; exonerate
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Exonerate
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To relieve, as from a task; to clear, as of an accusation; vindicate
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Substantiate
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To establish by proof; to strengthen
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Impetuous
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Characterized by sudden or rash action; emotion; violent
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Grandiose
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Important; pompous; more complicated than necessary
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Inevitable
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Unable to be avoided; sure to happen
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Amenable
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Ready or willing to; liable to be called to account
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Terse
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Brief and to the point
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Avaricious
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Greedy
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Cantankerous
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Disagreeable; ill-tempered; difficult to handle
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Hallow
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To make holy; to respect or honor
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Marred
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To damage or spoil to a certain extent; to scar
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Pristine
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Uncorrupted; remaining in a pure state
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Absurdity
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Ridiculously unreasonable
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Transient
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Not permanent
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Evanescence
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To fade away
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Mercenary
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Working or acting for money or reward; hired to serve in a foreign army
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Resolute
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Firmly determined
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Humble
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Not proud, modest; low in rank, small in size; feeling of insignificance
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Peccable
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Liable to sin or error
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Zealous
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Devoted; diligent
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Catalyzed
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To modify; initiate
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Propagate
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Reproduce; spread
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Exultation
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A feeling of extreme joy; the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
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Dilatory
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Slow; procrastinating
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Insidious
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Proceeding in a harmless way with grave effects
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Mercurial
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Changeable; Lively
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Frivolous
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Having no sound basis
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