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95 Cards in this Set
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cursory
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Going rapidly over something; hasty
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dichotomy
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Division into two parts or kinds
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exalt
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To praise highly
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euphony
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A pleasing sound
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appease
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To calm or pacify
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imbue
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To inspire with feelings or opinions
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incongruous
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Out of place
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apathy
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Lack of interest or emotion
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meander
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To wander aimlessly
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preclude
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To prevent; inhibit
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meticulous
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Very careful and precise
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genial
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Sociable; hospitable; friendly
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petulant
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Irritable; ill tempered
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intrepid
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Fearless; adventurous
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heed
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To take notice of
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banal
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Boring; common; dull
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virtuoso
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Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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abstruse
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Difficult to understand
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ephemeral
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Lasting for a short time; short-lived
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malediction
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A curse
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sagacity
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Wisdom
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castigate
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To punish severely; criticize
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deplete
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To use up; exhaust
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adroit
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Clever; skillful
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inane
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Absurd; foolish
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garish
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Showy; over-decorated
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prodigious
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Huge; enormous
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aboreal
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Of or living in trees
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benign
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Kind-hearted; generous
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incredulous
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Skeptical; disbelieving
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opulence
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Great riches; wealth
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rapt
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Engrossed; captivated
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bolster
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To support; encourage
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immutable
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Unable to change
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discord
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Lack of harmony; disagreement
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erudite
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Scholarly; bookish
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sedulous
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Hard-working
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abridge
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To shorten in duration
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infallible
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Not capable of failing
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austere
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Sincerely simple; stern
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adamant
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Resistant to change; firm in purpose
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jounty
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Carefree; jolly
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capricious
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Changing one's mind quickly and often
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verbose
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Wordy
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malice
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A desire to do evil
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abscond
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To depart secretly
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harangue
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A lengthy and loud public speech
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histrionic
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Overly dramatic
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incorrigible
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Unable to be corrected
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plausible
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Seeming right or reasonable
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dearth
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Scarcity; lack of
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amalgamation
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Mixture
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ameliorate
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To make or become better
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renounce
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To give up; resign
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impartial
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Treating all rivals equally; fair and just
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exacerbate
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To make worse; aggravate
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pernicious
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Very destructive; harmful
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copious
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Plentiful
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plethora
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Excess
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benevolent
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Generous; helpful
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truncate
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To cut short; to cut off
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fledgling
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An inexperienced person
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mitigate
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To alleviate; to make milder or less severe
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affable
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Easy to talk to; kind and polite
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cajole
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To deceive by flattery; to coax
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marred
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Ruined; damaged
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dilatory
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Inclined to delay or procrastinate
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esoteric
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Known or understood by only a few
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homage
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Honor; tribute; respect
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feign
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Pretend; to put on a false appearance
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rampant
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Unrestrained
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lucid
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Clear; readily understood
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elated
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Joyful; excited
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deride
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To mock; to make fun of
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conflagration
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A large or destructive fire
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haughty
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Arrogant and condescending
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guile
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Deceit or trickery
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haitus
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A gap or break
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dissent
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Having a different opinion
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insipid
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Without flavor; tastless
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bombastic
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Pompous in speech or manner
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furtive
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Cunning; sneaky
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benediction
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Good wishes; a blessing
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paragon
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Model of excellence or perfection
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myraid
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Innumerable; large in number
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desecrate
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To treat something usually sacred with disrespect
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enigma
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A person or act not easily understood
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imperious
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Bossy; overbearing
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circumscribe
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To draw a line around; to confine
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capacious
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Able to hold much
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astute
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Shrewd; cunning; clever
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redolent
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Aromatic; distinctly smelling
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fickle
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Often changing; unstable
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frugal
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Economical; not wasteful
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iota
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A very small quantity
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