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36 Cards in this Set
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AESTHETIC
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Appealing to the sense of beauty...
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ECLECTIC
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Choosing from a variety of sources...
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PARADOX
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A seemingly contradictory statement that nonetheless expresses a truth...
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ANOMALOUS
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Incongruous, Irregular, deviating from a general rule
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ALLEVIATE
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To Relieve,Lessen
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conjestion
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MITIGATE
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To Relieve, Lessen
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a problem
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MOLLIFY
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To Relieve, Lessen
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anger
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ASSUAGE
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To Relieve, Lessen
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pain
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ALLAY
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To Relieve, Lessen
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anxiety
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Silent, Concise
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TACITURN
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TACIT
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Silent, Concise
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TERSE
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Silent, Concise
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LACONIC
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Silent, Concise
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To Honor, Admire, Hold in great esteem
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VENERATE
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REVERE
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To Honor, Admire, Hold in great esteem
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TRITE
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Ordinary, Common, Unimaginative
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BANAL
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Ordinary, Common, Unimaginative
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CLICHE
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Ordinary, Common, Unimaginative
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"Once upon a time..."
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HACKNEYED
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Ordinary, Common, Unimaginative
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PLATITUDE
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Ordinary, Common, Unimaginative
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VAPID
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Ordinary, Common, Unimaginative
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PROSAIC
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Ordinary, Common, Unimaginative
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MUNDANE
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Ordinary, Common, Unimaginative
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ELUSIVE
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Hard to catch, Evasive
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PROCRASTINATE
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To Delay, be Tardy
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DILATORY
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To Delay, to be TARDY
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TEMPORIZE
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To Delay, to be Tardy
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DAWDLE
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To Delay, to be Tardy
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PERFIDIOUS
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Devious, Treacherous, Deceitful
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INSIDIOUS
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Devious, Treacherous, Deceitful
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DISINGENUOUS
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Devious, Treacherous, Deceitful
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OBSTINATE
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Stubborn
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OBDURATE
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Stubborn
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RECALCITRANT
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Stubborn
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INTRANSIGENT
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Stubborn
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INTRACTABLE
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Stubborn
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