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36 Cards in this Set
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Insatiable
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incapable of being satisfied
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Soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy
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Sopor
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deep sleep
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Specious
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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Stigma
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a mark of shame or discredit
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Stigmatize
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to disgrace; to label with negative terms of reputation
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Stolid
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unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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Sublime
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lofty or grand
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Sublimate
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to elevate or convert into something of higher worth
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Subliminal
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existing outside conscious awareness
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Tacit
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done without using words
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Taciturn
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silent, not talkative
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Tirade
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long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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Torpor
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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Torpid
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sluggish, lacking movement
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Transitory
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temporary, lasting a brief time
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Transit
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to pass through; to change or make a transition
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Transient
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passing quickly in and out of existence; one who stays a short time
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Vacillate
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to sway physically; to be indecisive
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Venerate
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to respect deeply
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Venerable
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old, worthy of respect
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Veracity
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filled with truth and accuracy
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Verity
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truth
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Veracious
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truthful, accurate
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Verbose
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wordy
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Verbalize
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to put into words
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Verbatim
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to quote using the exact words, word for word
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Verbiage
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lots of words that are usually superfluous
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Vex
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to annoy
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Vexation
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a feeling of irritation
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Volatile
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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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Waver
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to fluctuate between choices
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Whimsical
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acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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Whim
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a fancy or sudden notion
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Zeal
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passion, excitement
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Zealot
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a fanatic
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