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81 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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to leave secretly
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adulterate
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to make impure
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aggrandize
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to increase in power, influence, and reputation
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ameliorate
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to make better; to improve
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anachronism
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something out of place in time
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analogous
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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
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antipathy
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extreme dislike
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arbitrate
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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
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attenuate
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to reduce in force or degree; to weaken
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audacious
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fearless and daring
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bombastic
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pompous in speech and manner
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capricious
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changing one's mind quickly and often
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castigate
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to punish or criticize harshly
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chicanery
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deception by means of craft or guile
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cogent
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convincing and well reasoned
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corroborate
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to provide supporting evidence
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credulous
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too trusting; gullible
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deride
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to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
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desiccate
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to dry out thoroughly
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desultory
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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence
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dilatory
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intended to delay
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dilettante
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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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disabuse
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to set right; to free from error
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dissemble
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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
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elegy
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a sorrowful poem or speech
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enervate
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to reduce in strength
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enumerate
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to count, list, or itemize
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equivocate
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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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esoteric
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known or understood by only a few
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estimable
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admirable
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exculpate
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to clear from blame; prove innocent
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exigent
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urgent; requiring immediate action
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exonerate
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to clear of blame
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fervid
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intensely emotional; feverish
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florid
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excessively decorated or embellished
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foment
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to arouse or incite
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garrulous
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tending to talk a lot
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gregarious
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outgoing, sociable
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iconoclast
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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imperturbable
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not capable of being disturbed
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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implacable
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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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inchoate
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not fully formed; disorganized
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ingenuous
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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inimical
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hostile, unfriendly
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innocuous
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harmless
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insipid
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lacking interest or flavor
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intransigent
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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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irascible
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easily made angry
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laconic
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using few words
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laud
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to give praise, to glorify
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malinger
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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mitigate
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to soften; to lessen
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obdurate
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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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obsequious
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overly submissive and eager to please
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obviate
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to prevent; to make unnecessary
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occlude
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to stop up; to prevent the passage of
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onerous
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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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pedant
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someone who shows off learning
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peridious
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willing to betray one's trust
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way; indifferent
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pragmatic
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practical as opposed to idealistic
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precipitate
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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prevaricate
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to lie or deviate from the truth
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proliferate
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to increase in number quickly
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propitiate
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to conciliate; to appease
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quiescent
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motionless
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rarefy
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to make thinner or sparcer
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repudiate
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to reject the validity of
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soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy
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specious
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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stolid
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unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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sublime
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lofty or grand
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tacit
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done without using words
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torpor
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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vacillate
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to sway physically; to be indecisive
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veracity
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filled with truth and accuracy
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volatile
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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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