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50 Cards in this Set
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abnegate
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to give up; to deny oneself
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levity
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an inappropriate lack of seriousness, over casual
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punctilious
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concerned with precise details about codes or conventions
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tempestuous
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stormy, turbulent
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pore
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to read studiously or attentively
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adept
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extremely skilled
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mawkish
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sickeningly sentimental
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vindicate
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to clear of blame; support a claim
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heretical
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departing from accepted beliefs of standards, oppositional
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facetious
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witty, humorous
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oscillate
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to swing back and forth like a pendulum; to vary between opposing beliefs or feelings
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paltry
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pitifully small or worthless
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supplant
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to replace another by force, to take the place of
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vernal
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related to spring; fresh
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cantankerous
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having a difficult, uncooperative, or stubborn disposition
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fodder
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raw material, as for artistic creation, readily abundant ideas or images
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berate
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to scold harshly
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cacophony
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a jamming, unpleasant noise
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disingenuous
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giving a false appearance of simple frankness; misleading
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inter
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to bury
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oust
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to remove from position by force; eject
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defamatory
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inglorious to ones reputation
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anthropomorphic
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suggesting human characteristics for animals and inanimate objects
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colloquial
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characteristic of informal speech
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vicariously
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felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another
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plucky
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courageous and spunky
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broach
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to mentions or suggest for the first time
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potable
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suitable for drinking
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tutelage
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guidance, instruction
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resolute
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determined
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oust
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to remove from position by force; eject
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defamatory
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inglorious to ones reputation
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anthropomorphic
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suggesting human characteristics for animals and inanimate objects
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colloquial
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characteristic of informal speech
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vicariously
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felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another
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plucky
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courageous and spunky
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broach
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to mentions or suggest for the first time
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potable
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suitable for drinking
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tutelage
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guidance, instruction
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resolute
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determined
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ingratiate
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to gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain advantage
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megalomania
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symptom of mental illness marked by delusions of greatness
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penitent
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expressing sorrow for offenses; repentant
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saccharine
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excessively sweet or sentimental
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nebulous
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vague; undefined
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spartan
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highly self disciplined; frugal
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propensity
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a natural inclimation
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abandon
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a total lack of inhabition
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mollify
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to sooth in temper or disposition
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sanctimonious
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hypocritically devout; acting morally superior
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