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15 Cards in this Set
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complacently stupid
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fatuous
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to polish, rub to a shine
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burnish
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unsubstantial, flimsy, weak
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tenuous
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disown, disavow, reject as untrue
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repudiate
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blacken, belittle, sully, defame
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denigrate
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rebel, nonconformist
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maverick
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outflow in a stream of particles; a noxious odor or vapor
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effluvia
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cheerful promptness
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alacrity
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healthful
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salubrious
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a model, example, or pattern
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paradigm
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deification, glorification to godliness
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apotheosis
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meddlesome, pushy in one's services
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officious
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convincing
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cogent
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false, counterfeit
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spurious
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formal praise, eulogy
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panegyric
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