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45 Cards in this Set
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salient
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significant; conspicuous; standing out from the rest
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recant
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to withdraw or disavoa a statement or opinion
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jocular
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humorous; lighthearted
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palliate
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to ease; to lessen; to soothe
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malleable
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capable of being changed; easily shaped
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recreant
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a coward; a traitor
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affinity
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an attraction to
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impalpable
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unable to be felt; intangible
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fiscal
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pertaining to finances
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regale
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to delight with something pleasing or amusing
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miscreant
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a vicious person
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flagellate
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to whip; to lash
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lascivious
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lustful or lewd
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flout
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to ridicule; to show contempt for
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salacious
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obscene; lustful
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rebuke
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to scold; to blame
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nonentity
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a person or thing of little importance
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sang-froid
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calmness; composure or coll self-possession
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desultory
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wandering from subject to subject
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hector
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to bully; to pester
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pandemic
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general; widespread
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coalesce
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to blend; to merge
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beguile
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to decieve; to charm; to enchant
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ennui
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boredom; a weariness resulting from lack of interest
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hiatus
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a pause or gap
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lambent
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softly bright or radiant; moving lightly over a surface
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ergo
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therefore
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hubris
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excessive pride or self-confidence
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money; financial
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sibilant
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a hissing sound
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incendiary
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causing to excite or inflame
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apotheosis
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the finest example
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contiguous
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making contact or touching at some point; side by side
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auspicious
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signaling favorable or promising results
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vociferous
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marked by noise; loud
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avuncular
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similar to an uncle
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proletariat
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working class or lower class
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tenacious
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strongly held; not easy to separate
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specious
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deceptive or misleading
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refractory
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unmanageable or difficult to control; willful
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inimitable
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cannot imitated
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malfeasance
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poor conduct or wrongdoing, especially on the part of a public official
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platonic
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marked by absence of romanceor physical attraction
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pontificate
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speak in a pretentiously dignified or dogmatic way
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prurient
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given to lustful or lewd thoughts
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