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62 Cards in this Set
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adorn
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to lend beauty to; decorate
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aeon
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an indefinitely long period of time; an age.
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affectation
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behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificiality
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aloof
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distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote.
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amalgam
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a comobination of diverse elements; a mixture.
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ambivalent
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having opposing attitude or feelings about something
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anguish
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agonizing physical or mental pain; torment.
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antecedent
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one that precedes another.
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apathy
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indifference
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aplomb
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self-confident assurance; poise.
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appall
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to fill with consternation or dismay
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apropos
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to the point
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archaic
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of, relating to, or characteristic of words and language that were once common but are now used chiefly to suggest an earlier style or period
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arduous
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testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous
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assertive
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inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured
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auspicious
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favorable
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automaton
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something that behaves like a robot
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avant-garde
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a group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, especially in the arts.
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avarice
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greed
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banality
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something that is trite, obvious, or predictable; a commonplace
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bane
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fatal injury or ruin
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beleaguered
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to harass; beset
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belie
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to picture falsely; misrepresent
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belligerent
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inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive
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bipartisan
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supported by two political parties
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blight
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any of numerous plant diseases resulting in sudden conspicuous wilting and dying of affected parts, especially young, growing tissues
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bog
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a wetland
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bolster
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to support
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boon
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a benefit bestowed
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bowdlerize
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to remove offensive portions from a book
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burgeon
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to grow and flourish
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celerity
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swiftness of action or motion; speed.
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chronological
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arranged in order of time of occurrence
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circumscribe
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to limit narrowly; restrict.
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circumvent
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to avoid or get around by artful maneuvering
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clamor
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a loud outcry; a hubbub
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colloquial
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informal speech or writing
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complaisant
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exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging
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condemn
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to express strong disapproval of
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conjecture
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a guess based on incomplete evidence
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cordial
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friendly
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cosmopolitan
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having constituent elements from many different parts of the world.
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covet
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to desire
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cynical
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scornful of the motives, virtue, or integrity of others.
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daunting
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discouraging
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dearth
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a scarce supply; a lack
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deficient
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lacking an essential quality or element
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deft
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skillful
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect; injurious
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demur
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to voice opposition; object
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denounce
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to condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible
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deter
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to prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt
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devour
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to eat or ingest
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diffident
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lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid
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dilettante
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a dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge
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diminution
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a lessening or reduction
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diminutive
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extremely small in size; tiny
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dirge
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a funeral song
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dissolute
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lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices.
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divisive
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creating dissension or discord
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dogmatic
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characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles.
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don
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to put on (clothing)
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