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20 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to reduce in size or amount
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adulation
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praise or flattery
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anathema
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an object of intense dislike
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astute
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shrewd crafty
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avarice
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greedy desire
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culpable
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deserving blame
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dilatory
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tending to delay or procrastinate
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egregious
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conspicuous , standing out from the mass
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equivocate
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to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one meaning, to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
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evanescent
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vanishing, soon passing away
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irresolute
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unable to make up one's mind
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nebulous
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cloudlike, vague, not transparent
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novice
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beginner
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penury
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extreme poverty
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pretentious
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done for show, striving to make good impression
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recapitulate
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to sum up or summarize
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resuscitate
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to revive, bring back to conciousness
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slovenly
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unkempt, untidy, dirty
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supposition
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something that is assumed or taken for granted
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torpid
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inactive, sluggish, dull, lethargic
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