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98 Cards in this Set
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doleful
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(a) sad, full of grief
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timidity
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(n) lacking courage, shy
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hurtle
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(v) rush headlong
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entreat
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(v) to ask earnestly
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disparage
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(v) belittle, degrade
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denizen
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(N) dweller
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intrinsic
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(a) originating within
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antagonistic
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(a) opposing actively
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intrepid
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(A) fearless, undaunted
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implore
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(v) to ask earnestly, beg
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imprecate
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(v) invoke evil or a curse upon
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matrimony
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(n) state of marriage
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proselytize
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(V) to convert from one belief or faith to another
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auspicious
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(a) promising good fortune
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salubrious
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(a) healthful
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antiquated
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(a) obsolete, out of date
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heinous
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(a) grossly wicked, odious, vile
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ephemeral
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(a) transitory, short-lived
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allege
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(V) declare, assert to be true without proof
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perspicuous
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(A) plain to the understanding
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salutary
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(a) beneficial, heathful
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beseech
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(v) to ask earnestly, beg
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garish
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(A) loud, flashy, gaudy, tawdry
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prolixity
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(N) wordiness, tediousness
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succinctness
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(N) the state of being brief, concise
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abyss
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(n) bottomless pit
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meander
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(V) wander aimlessly
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asperity
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(n) harshness, bitterness
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emblematic
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(a) symbolic
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diffident
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(a) shy, lacking confidence
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protocol
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(N) etiquette, forms of ceremony for diplomats and heads of state
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hedonist
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(N) pleasure lover
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complacency
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(N) contentment, self-satisfaction, smugness
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acuity
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(n) keeness, sharpness, acuteness
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atheist
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(N) one who denies the exisistence of god
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sapidity
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(N) the quality of being flavorful or pleasing to the mind
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tremulous
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(a) quavering
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deftness
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(n) skill, dexterity, adroitness
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deprecate
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(V) to express dissaproval of, belittle
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limpid
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(a) clear
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ribald
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(a) crude, offensive
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imcipient
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(a) commencing, beginning
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dessicate
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(V) to dry out, to dovest of spirit
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pelagic
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(A) pertaining to open oceans
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vixen
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(n) female fox, shrewish woman
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ascetic
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(n) one who leads a life of austere self-discipline
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pelagic
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(A) pertaining to open oceans
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condone
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(v) pardon, excuse
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churlish
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(A) boorish, vulgar, intractable
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Promulgate
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(v) announce officially, make publicly known
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integrate
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(v) to unify, make into a whole
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magnanimous
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(A) generous, gracious, unselfish
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amicable
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(A) friendly, peaceable
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magnanimity
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(N) generosity
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patent
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(A) open, obvious, honest
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remiss
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(A) lax in attending to duty, slack
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acrimony
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(n) harshness, bitterness
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inebriated
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(a) intoxicated
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avid
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(a) eager, enthusiastic, ardent
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furtive
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(a) stealthy
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curvaceous
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(a) full-figured, shapely
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concupiscene
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(n) lust, abnormally strong desire
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hirsute
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(a) hairy
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materialistic
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(A) preoccupied with material rather than spiritual or intellectual things
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contiguous
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(A) adjoining, adjacent
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sinister
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(A) evil
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averse
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(A) oposed, reluctant
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mitigate
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(v) soften, exenuate
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rejoin
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(v) reply, respond, answer
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exonerate
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(v) exculpate, free from blame
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paucity
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(n) scarcity
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amenable
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(A) tractable, obedient
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delude
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(V) deceive, mislead
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diffuse
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(A) scattered
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gregarious
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(A) sociable
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torpid
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(a) sluggish
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seemliness
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(N) mannerliness, having good taste
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unilateral
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(A) one sided
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motley
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(A) variegate in color
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impropriety
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(n) being improper, an improper act
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invidious
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(A) causing envy or resentment
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rustic
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(a) bucolic, typical of country life
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plaudit
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(n) enthusiastic approval
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menacing
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(a) threatening
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tepid
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(a) lukewarm
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sullied
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(a) soiled, tarnished
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facetious
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(A) joking, im jest
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ghastly
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(A) terrifying, having a death-like pallor
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avaricious
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(A) greedy
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calumny
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(n) slander
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macabre
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(a) suggesting the horror of death and decay
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peremptory
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(a) in a commanding way
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blithe
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(A) happy, carefree
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villainous
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(a) viciously wicked
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missappropriation
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(N) embezzlement
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pertinent
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(a) relevant
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propensity
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(n) intense leaning
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indecisivw
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(a) unable to decide
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