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167 Cards in this Set
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whimsical
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acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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vex
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to annoy
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verbose
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wordy
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veracity
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filled with truth and accuracy
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transitory
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temporary, lasting a brief time
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torpor
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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tirade
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long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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tacit
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done without using words
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sublime
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lofty or grand
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stolid
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unemotional; lacking sensitvity
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stigma
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a mark of shame or discredit
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specious
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy
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satiate
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to satisfy fully or over indulge
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rarefy
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to reject the validity of
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quiescent
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motionless
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pungent
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sharp and irritating to the senses
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prudence
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wisdom, caution or restraint
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propitiate
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to conciliate; to appease
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proliferate
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to increase in number quickly
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pristine
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fresh and clean, uncorrupted
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prevaricate
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to lie or deviate from the truth
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plethora
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excess
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plastic
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able to be molded, altered, or bent
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permeate
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to penetrate
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way; indifferent
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perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
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onerous
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troublesome and oppressie; burdensome
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naive
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lacking sophistication or experience
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monotony
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lack of variation
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mitigate
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to soften; lessen
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meticulous
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extremely careful about details
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metaphore
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a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol
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malinger
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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luminous
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bright, brilliant, glowing
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loquacious
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talkative
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laud
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to give praise; to glorify
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laconic
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using few words
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irascible
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easily made angry
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inundate
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to overwhelm; to cover with water
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insipid
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lacking in flavor or interest
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innocuous
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harmless
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inimical
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hostile, unfriendly
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inchoate
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not fully formed; disorganized
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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impervious
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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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iconoclast
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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guile
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trickery or deceit
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gregarious
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outgoing or social
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frugality
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a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
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florid
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excessively decorated or embellished
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fawn
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to grovel
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fanatical
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acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
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exonerate
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to clear of blame
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exigent
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urgent; requiring immediate action
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exculpate
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to make worse
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estimabel
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admirable
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esoteric
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known or understood by few
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erudite
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learned, scholarly, bookish
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enumerate
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to count, list or itemize
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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eclectic
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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
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dupe
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to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
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dogmatic
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dictatorial in one's opinion
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discern
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to perceive; to recognize
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disabuse
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to set right; to free from error
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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dilettante
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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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tableau
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vivid description, striking incident or scene
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tacit
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silently understood or implied
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taciturn
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uncommunicative, not inclined to speak much
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tactful
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considerate and discreet in dealing with others
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tactile
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relating to the sense of touch
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taint
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to spoil or infect; to stain honor
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talisman
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something producing a magical effect
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tantamount
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equivalent in value or significance; amounting to
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tawdry
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gaudy, cheap, showy
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temerity
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recklessness
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temperance
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restraint, self-control, moderation
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temporal
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relating to time; chronological
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tenable
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defensible, reasonable
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tenet
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belief, doctrine
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tendentious
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biased
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tensile
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capable withstanding physical stress
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tepid
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lukewarm, showing little enthusiasm
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terse
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concise, brief, free of extra words
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thrall
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a person in servitude; enslaved
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timorous
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timid, shy, full of apprehension
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toady
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flatterer, hanger-on, yes-man
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tome
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book, usually large and academic
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torpid
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lethargic; unable to move; dormant
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torrid
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burning hot; passionate
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torsion
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act of twisting and turning
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tottering
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barely standing
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tractable
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obedient, yielding
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transcend
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to rise above, go beyond
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transgress
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to trespass, violate the law
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transmute
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to change in appearance or shape
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trenchant
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acute, sharp, incisive; forceful, effective
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trepidation
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fear and anxiety
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trifling
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of slight worth, trivial, defeat
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truculent
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savage and cruel; fierce, ready to fight
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truism
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something that is obviously true
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truncate
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to cut off, shorten by cutting
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tryst
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agreement between lovers to meet
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turgid
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swollen, bleeding
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tyro
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beginner, novice
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ubiquitous
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being everywhere simultaneously
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umbrage
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offense, resentment
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unavailing
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hopeless, useless
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unbridled
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unrestrained
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unconscionable
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unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
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unctuous
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greasy, oily; smug and falsely earnest
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undermine
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to sabotage, thwart
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unheralded
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unannounced, unexpected
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unimpeachable
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beyond question
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unobtrusive
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modest, unassuming
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unscrupulous
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dishonest
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unstinting
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overly generous
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upbraid
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to scold sharply
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urbane
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courteous, refined, suave
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usurp
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to seize by force
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usury
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practice lending money at exorbitant rates
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vacuous
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empty; void; lacking intelligence, purposeless
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valorous
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brave, valiant
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vanquish
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to conquer, defeat
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vapid
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tasteless, dull
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vaunted
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boasted about, bragged about
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venal
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willing to do wrong for money
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verdant
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green with vegetation; inexperienced
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verdure
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fresh, rich vegetarian
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verisimilitude
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quality of appearing true or real
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verity
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truthfullness; belief viewed as true and enduring
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vernal
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related to spring
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verve
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energy, vitality
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vignette
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decorative design; short literary composition
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vilify
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to slander, defame
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vim
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energy, enthusiasm
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vindicate
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to clear blame of; support a claim
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vindictive
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spiteful, vengeful, unforgiving
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virile
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manly
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virtue
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conforming to what is right
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virulent
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extremely poisonous; malignant; hateful
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viscous
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syrupy, thick and sticky
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vitiate
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reduce in value or effectiveness
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vitriolic
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burning, caustic; sharp and bitter
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volition
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free of choice, free will; act of choosing
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waive
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to refrain from enforcing a rule; to give up a legal right
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wallow
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to indulge oneself excessively, luxuriate
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wan
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sickly pale
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wane
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to dwindle, decrease
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wanton
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undisciplined, unrestrained, reckless
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wax
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to increase
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wayward
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erratic, unrestrained, reckless
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whet
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to sharpen, stimulate
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windfall
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sudden, unexpected good fortune
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wizened
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withered, shriveled, wrinkled
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wraith
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a ghost
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wry
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amusing, ironic
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xenophobia
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fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
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yoke
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to join together
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zealot
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someone passionately devoted to a cause
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zenith
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highest point
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zephyr
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gentle breeze
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zoologist
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someone who studies animals
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