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67 Cards in this Set
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Alacrity
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speed or quickness
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Analogous
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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
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Approbation
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approval and praise
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Bombastic
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pompus in speech and manner
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Circumspect
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cautious; aware of potential consequences
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Condone
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to overlook, pardon or disregard
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Desiccate
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to dry out thoroughly
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Diffident
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lacking self-confidence
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Dogmatic
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dictorial in one's opinions
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Elegy
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a sorrowful poem or speech
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Equivocate
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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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Euphemism
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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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Exigent
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urgent; requiring immediate action
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Guile
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deceit, trickery
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Iconoclast
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs and institutions
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Ingenuous
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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Insipid
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lacking flavor or interest
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Lassitude
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a state of diminished energy
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Lavish
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extremely generous or extravegant; to give unsparingly
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Monotony
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no variation, tediously the same
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Obsequious
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overly submissive and eager to please
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Occlude
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to stop up, prevent the passage of
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Opprobrium
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public disgrace
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Plastic
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able to be molded, altered or bent
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Precipitate
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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Probity
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complete honesty and integrity
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Rarefy
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to make thinner or sparser
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Rhetoric
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effective writing or speaking
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Specious
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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Sublime
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lofty or grand
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Volatile
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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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Abate
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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
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Abstain
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to choose not to do something
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Advocate
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to speak in favor of
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Ambiguous
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doubtful or uncertain, can be interpreted several ways
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Antipathy
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extreme dislike
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Archaic
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ancient; old-fashioned
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Assuage
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to make something unpleasant less severe
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Austere
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severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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Cacophony
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harsh, jarring noise
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Castigate
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to punish or criticize harshly
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Chaos
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great disorder or confused situation
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Corroborate
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supporting evidence
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Decorum
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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
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Efficacy
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effectiveness
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Embellish
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to add ornamental or ficticious details
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Dupe
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to decieve; or a person who is easily decieved
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Emulate
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to copy; to try to equal or excel
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Enigma
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a puzzle, a mystery
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Esoteric
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known or understood only by a few
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Fanatical
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acting excessively enthusiastic, filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
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Florid
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excessively decorated or embellished
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Frugality
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tending to be thrifty or cheap
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Impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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Irascible
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easily made angry
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Lucid
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clear and easily understood
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Malleable
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capable of being shaped
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Misanthrope
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a person who dislikes others
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Paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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Perfunctory
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done in a routine way; indifferent; cursory
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Philanthropy
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charity, a desire or effort to promote goodness
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Proliferate
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to increase in number quickly
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Prudence
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wisdom, caution or restraint
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Tirade
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long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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Vacillate
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to physically sway or to be indecisive
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Verbose
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wordy
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Zeal
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passion, excitement
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