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30 Cards in this Set
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copious
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abundant; plentiful
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gregarious
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seeking and enjoying the company of others
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officious
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ready to serve, eager in offering unwanted services or advice
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onerous
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troublesome or oppressive,burdensome
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pious
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a devout or birtuous; holy
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scrupulous
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careful of small details; hones; conscientious
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spurious
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not genuine; false
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surreptitious
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done or acting in a secret, sly manner
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tenacious
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tough; stubborn; not letting go
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voracious
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a insaitable hunger, egear to consume great amounts of food
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attrition
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gradual weakening a rubbing away
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edification
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enlighten; instruct
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ablution
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a cleansing with a liquid especially as a religious ritual; the liquid used in such an act
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elocution
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the art of public speaking
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writhe
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to cause to twist or bend; suffer acuetly, as in pain or embarrassment.
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pedestrian
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ordinary; moving on foot
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carrion
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dead and rotting flesh
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pinion
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bind the wings so as not to fly
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kismet
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fate
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ambivalence
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indecision; experiencing contradictory emotions
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ascribe
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to attribute to a specific cause,source,or origin
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cavalier
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casual; carefree and nonchalant; arrogrant diregard; a gallant gentleman
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deploy
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to arrange strategically
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egg
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to incourage or incite into action
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embroil
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to involve in argument or hostile action; to throw in disorder
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enhance
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to improve; to intensify
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impair
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to cause to diminish, as in strenght, value, or quality
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mete
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to distibute by or as if by measure; allot
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nullify
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to make useless; cancel; undo
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waffle
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to speak or write evasivley
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