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50 Cards in this Set
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debunk |
quash; disprove |
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decorous |
tasteful; respectable |
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deleterious |
harmful |
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despotic |
tyrannical |
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dictatorial |
undemocratic |
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didactic |
instructive; inclined to lecture others too much |
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dilatory
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slow; late in doing things |
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dilettante |
a dabbler in the fine arts; one who is not an expert |
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diligent |
hard-working; industrious |
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disdain |
to scorn |
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disingenuous |
untruthful; insincere |
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disparage |
to belittle; to put down |
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disparate |
unequal |
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dogged |
single-minded; persistent |
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dogmatic |
expressing opinions as if they are correct and cannot be doubted |
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dubious |
doubtful; questionable |
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ebullience |
enthusiasm |
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eclectic |
selecting; choosing from various sources |
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effusive |
unrestrained; enthusiastic |
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egregious |
remarkly bad; outrageous |
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embellish |
to decorate |
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emollient |
something that soothes or softens |
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emphatic |
vehement; forceful |
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emulate |
to imitate |
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enervate |
to weaken |
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enmity |
hostility; hatred |
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ephemeral |
temporary; short-lived |
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epiphany |
revelation; appearance of a deity (God) |
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equanimity |
calmness; evenness of temperament |
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exculpate |
free from blame; to vindicate |
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exemplary |
worthy of imitation |
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fabricated |
to construct; to lie |
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facetious |
joking; sarcastic |
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facile |
easy; effortless |
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farce |
foolish show; mockery; a ridiculous sham |
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fastidious |
hard to please |
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feasible |
capable of being accomplished; suitable |
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feral |
untamed; wild |
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florid |
flowery; ornate |
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fractious |
irritable; quarrelsome; stubbornf |
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frank |
forthright |
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frenetic |
frantic; wild |
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furtive |
stealthy; secretive |
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furtile |
useless |
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garrulous |
talkative |
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genre |
an art form or class |
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glower |
to frown; to stare angrily at |
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gratuitous |
free of cost; unneccessary |
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gregarious |
sociable; friendly |
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hackneyed |
trite; commonplace; overused |