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50 Cards in this Set
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Not capable of being influenced; relentless
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inexorable
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Restricted to a narrow scope or outlook; narrow-minded
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parochial
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Attacking human vice or foolishness through irony or wit
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satirical
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To weaken; rob of strength or energy
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enervate
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Impossible to disprove
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irrefutable
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A feeling of resentment or anger because of wounded pride
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pique
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Able to float or rise
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buoyant
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Strongly supporting a specific party, cause, or person
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partisan
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Made less perfect through injury or damage
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marred
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Uncontrollable; unmanageable; not capable of being corrected or reformed
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incorrigible
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To give in
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capitulate
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Feeling or expressing respect or awe
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reverent
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Having an honored name or reputation; having prestige
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prestigious
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A state of mental numbness; a daze
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stupor
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A person who tries to win favor through flattery
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sycophant
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Wildly silly or comical
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zany
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Smooth in manner; elegant; polished; suave
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urbane
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A feeling that something bad is going to happen
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premonition
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Highly noticeable in a negative way; conspicuously bad
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egregious
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To persuade with flattery; to sweet-talk
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cajole
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Calmness of mind or manner; self-possession
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composure
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Very challenging; demanding
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formidable
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An oddity
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aberration
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To praise highly; exalt
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extol
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Tending to escape; hard to catch hold of or identify
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elusive
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Alarm or dread
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trepidation
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Very injurious; lethal; deadly
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virulent
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Showing unusually early maturity or ability
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precocious
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Difficult to interpret or understand; puzzling
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inscrutable
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Existing from birth
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congenital
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To deprive of strength or energy
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debilitate
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Having the supposed power to see things not perceived by the normal senses
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clairvoyant
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Offering unwanted advice; meddlesome
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officious
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To make impossible; prevent
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preclude
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Sharing an edge or a boundary
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contiguous
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To destroy or erase completely
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obliterate
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To reject or refuse with scorn
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spurn
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Habitually nontalkative; uncommunicative
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taciturn
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Moving or acting in a cautious, deceptive way
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stealthy
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To provide with something needed; make or have room for
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accommodate
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To damage the good name or reputation of
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defame
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Physically or mentally exhausting
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grueling
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To teach the principles of a specific point of view
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indoctrinate
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Giving in to the authority of others; obedient
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submissive
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Quietly resentful; bitter
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sullen
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To oppose directly; to frustrate or defeat
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thwart
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Lacking agreement; lacking harmony
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discordant
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To charge with an offense; blame
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indict
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Warm and friendly
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cordial
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Senseless
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wanton
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