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25 Cards in this Set
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Abhor
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to hate |
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Abstinence |
deliberate self-restraint |
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Abstruse
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difficult to understand
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Amorphous
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lacking in definite form
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Anacronistic |
in the wrong time period
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Banal |
ordinary and commonplace |
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Bane |
a cause of death or ruin
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bombastic |
using arrogant or pretentious speech
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pretentious |
claiming unjust standing
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Brusque |
rudely brief
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Burgeon |
to grow
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Cacophony |
jarring, disagreeable sound
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Cantankerous
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ill-tempered
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Capricious
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impulsive, unpredictable
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Circuitous |
being or taking a roundabout course
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Clandestine |
kept or done in secret
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Cogent |
forcefully convincing
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Collaborate |
to work together
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Commend |
to praise
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Conciliate |
to bring peace, quiet, or calm to; to relieve |
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Concise
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expressing much in few words
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Dearth
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a scarce supply
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Decorum
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correct or appropriate behavior
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Deleterious |
harmful
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Denigrate
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to attack the reputation of
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