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22 Cards in this Set
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UTOPIAN
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Excellent or ideal but impracticable; visionary
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EVINCE
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To show in a clear manner
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UNWONTED
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Out of the ordinary; unusual
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PIQUANT
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Charming, interesting, or attractive; also spicy
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EXHUME
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To dig out of the earth (what has been buried)
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VISCOUS
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Having relatively high resistance to flow; sticky like syrup
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ARTICULATE
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Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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PROPINQUITY
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Proximity, nearness; kinship
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EULOGY
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A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character
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DISTRAUGHT
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Bewildered
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INTRACTABLE
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Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure
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DECRY
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To condemn or denounce openly
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NEFARIOUS
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Wicked in the extreme
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VERDANT
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Inexperienced and immature
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DEROGATORY
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Expressive of low opinion
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CREDENCE
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Belief
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MURKY
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Lacking clarity or distinctness; cloudy or obscure
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VERBIAGE
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Use of many words without necessity
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DISSEMBLE
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To hide by pretending something different
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FECKLESS
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Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective
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CAVORT
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To have lively or boisterous fun; romp
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PRIMORDIAL
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Primary or fundamental; original
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