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19 Cards in this Set
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amenable
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willing to follow advice; liable
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berate
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scold sharply
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carnage
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large-scale slaughter or loss of life
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credulous
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gullible
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criterion
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a test; standard for judgement and evaluation
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deplete
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to use up; drain
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expatiate
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to expand on; to move about freely
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extraneous
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foreign; irrevelant
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infirmity
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weakness or ailment; defect
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jejune
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lacking in nutritive value; immature or juvenile
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obdurate
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stubborn, unyielding
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potpourri
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collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; general mixture; petals mixed w. spices for scent
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precocious
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showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)
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sadistic
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delighting in cruelty
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sententitious
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self-righteous; saying much in few words
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supplicate
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to beg earnestly and humbly
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surfeit
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an excess or overindulgence; (v) to feed or supply w. anything to excess
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tortuous
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winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved; devious
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turgid
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swollen, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language
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