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85 Cards in this Set
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ignominy
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humiliation
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discerning
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perceptive; showing insight and judgement
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quiescent
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still, inactive
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peregrinate
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to wander from place to place
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peripatetic
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moving from place to place
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perambulate
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to stroll
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prescient
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hacing knowledge of events before they happen
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pundit
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critic
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obsolescent
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becoming obsolete
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tenuous
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weak, insubstantial
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travesty
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inferior imitation
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erudition
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deep learning
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predilection
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preference
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puerile
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childish, immature
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gambit
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carefully considered strategy
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pretentious
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making an extravagant show; ostentatious
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incandescent
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shining brightly
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supernal
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heavenly; celestial
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engender
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to cause, produce
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furtively
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sneakily
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enigmatic
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mysterious
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm
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acerbic
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sharp tempered
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impassive
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showing no passion
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appease
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calm, pacify
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pedagogical
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related to teaching
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savant
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learned person
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paramount
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foremost
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colloquy
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conversation
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rebuke
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reprimand
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revivify
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give new energy
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soporific
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sleep producing
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somnolent
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sleepy
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sojourn
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visit
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convoluted
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complicated
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vernacular
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everyday common language
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mélange
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micture
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voluble
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fluid
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plumb
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to examine deeply, determine the depth
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emphathize
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to put oneself in another's place
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dissemble
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conceal; disguise
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chimerical
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unreal
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antithesis
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opposite of
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paragon
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model of perfection
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pulchritude
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beauty
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negligible
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not significant enough to be worth considering
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paradigm
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model
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empirical
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derived from observation
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evince
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to show clearly
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circulocution
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indirect way of saying something
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eschew
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to avoid
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interlocutor
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someone taking part in a dialogue
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reproachfully
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in a way that expresses blame
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extrapolate
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estimate by procting know info
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jocularity
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joke
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infinitesimal
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extremely tiny
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ascetic
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one who renounces comforts of for a life of discipline
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gregarious
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socialble
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rally
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assemble; recover; recuperate
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intimate
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imply
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multifarious
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diverse
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expostulation
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scolding; reproof
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ramification
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consequence; implication
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interminable
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endless
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insipid
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dull
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verismilitude
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quality of appearing real
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inane
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senseless
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impute
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to attribute; ascribe
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vivacious
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lively; spirited
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foibles
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minor weaknesses
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sanguine
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cheerfully optomistic
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inveterate
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deeply rooted, confirmed
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indefatigably
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tirelessly
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convivial
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sociable
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peripheral
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of minor importance
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euphemisms
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inoffensive language used in place of offensive words.
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onerious
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burdensome
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fracas
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loud dispute
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neophyte
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beginner
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circumscribed
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limited
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facetious
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playfully humorous
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unmitigated
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not lessened, moderated in intensity
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intrepid
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fearless and bold
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machinations
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crafty plots
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vaunted
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boasted about
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