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25 Cards in this Set
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acumen
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keen insight
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adamant
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unyielding, absolutely firm
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anomaly
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a deviation from the usual, out of the ordinary
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antipathy
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dislike of, hatred for, aversion to
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apathy
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lack of feeling, absence of emotion
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assiduous
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constant, persistent
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autonomous
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self-governing, independent of outside control
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banal
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trite, common-place, uninspired
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candor
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frankness, outspokenness
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caprice
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a whim, an unmotivated decision
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castigate
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severely criticize
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chicanery
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trickery, subterfuge
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depraved
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incorrigibly evil
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discursive
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rambling, digressive
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dissonance
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discord, unharmonious effects
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dour
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sour, sullen, gloomy
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ebullient
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full of enthusiasm, bubbling with energy
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ecstatic
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overpowered by delight
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enervate
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deprive of nervous energy, weaken
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engender
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cause, produce
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ephemeral
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short-lived, fleeting
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esoteric
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hidden, secret
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expiate
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atone for, make amends for
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fiasco
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complete, utter failure
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flaccid
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flabby, weak
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