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50 Cards in this Set
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ruse |
a skillful trick or deception |
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salutary |
healthful; wholesome |
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sanction |
to authorize; to give permission |
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sanguine |
cheerful; optimistic |
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sedentary |
sitting most of the time |
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serene |
calm; peaceful |
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slander |
to make a false statement against someone |
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solvent |
having the ability to pay a debt; a substance that dissolves another |
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sonorous |
producing a deep, rich sound |
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soporific |
causing sleep |
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specious |
not genuine; pleasing to the eye but deceptive |
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spurious |
deceitful; counterfeit |
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squalor |
filth; dirt |
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staid |
sedate; settled |
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stoic |
showing no emotion; indifferent to pleasure or pain |
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stratagem |
a plan; a scheme or trick |
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stupor |
daze |
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stymie |
to hinder; to block |
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substantiated |
to prove; to confirm; to support |
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superfluous |
excessive; unneccessary |
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suppressed |
to keep from public knowledge; to put down by authority |
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surreptitious |
acting in a sneaky way |
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tacit |
silent; conveyed or indicated without words |
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temperate |
not extreme; moderate |
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tenacity |
holding on; persistent; stubborn |
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tenet |
a doctrine; a belief |
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tenuous |
slender; flimsy; without substance |
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terse |
brief; to the point |
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thwart |
to prevent or hinder |
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timorous |
fearful; cowardly |
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torpor |
laziness; lethargy |
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toxic |
poisonous or harmful |
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transitory |
lasting a short time or brief |
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trenchant |
keen or incisive; vigorous; effective |
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trepidation |
fear; alarm |
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trite |
worn out; stale; commonplace |
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truncated |
to shorten; to cut off |
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unfettered |
unconstrained; unrestricted |
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unpalatable |
unappetizing; not desirable |
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urbane |
refined; suave; citifed |
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usurp |
to seize illegally |
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vacuous |
empty-headed; unintelligent; vacant |
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villify |
to speak evil of; to defame |
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vindicated |
to clear of guilt or blame |
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wane |
to gradually decrease in size or intensity |
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wary |
cautious; watchful |
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whimsical |
unpredictable; changeable |
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wily |
tricky or sly |
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wry |
produced by distorting the face (a wry grin); ironic |
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zealous |
ardently active; devoted; diligent |
