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30 Cards in this Set
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epistle
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a letter or literary composition in letter form
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avid
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enthusiastic; extremely interested
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syn: voracious; eager ant: apathetic
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gadfly
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an irritating and persistent person
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syn: nuisance; pest
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humility
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absence of vanity; humbleness
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syn: modesty ant: vanity; arrogance
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dolorous
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exhibiting sorrow or pain
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syn: mornful ant: joyous
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gargantuan
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of huge or extraordinary size and power
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syn; gigantic; huge ant: tiny
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arduous
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difficult; requiring much effort
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syn: strenuous; laborious ant; easy; unchallenging
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affable
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friendly; agreeable; easy to talk to
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syn; amiable; good-natured ant: disagreeable; irascible
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grandiloquent
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poppous or high-flown in speech
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syn; pretentious ant: plain-spoken
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agrarian
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concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land
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syn: agricultural ant: urban; industrial
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grimace
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a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain
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syn; scowl ant: smile
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harangue
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a long, strongly expessed sppech or lecture
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syn: tirade
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formidable
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arousing fear or awe
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syn; intimidating
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sycophant
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a flatterer; one who fawns on other in order to gain favor
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syn; toady ant; contrarian
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explicit
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clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination
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syn; exact; precise ant; ambiguous; vague
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altercation
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a heated argument
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syn; quarrel; dispute ant; agreement; harmony
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lexicon
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a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary used in a particular field or place
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syn; jargon; argot; cant
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hue
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a particular shade of a given color
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galvanize
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to startle into sudden activity
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syn; stimulate ant; enervate
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sanction
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permission; support
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hyperbole
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extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally
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ant; understatment
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ominous
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threatening; foreboding evil
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syn; sinister ant; comforting
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audacity
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rude boldness; nerve
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syn; insolence; impudence ant; decorum
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evince
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to demonstrate clearly; to prove
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implacable
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unable to be appeased or pacified
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syn; inflexible; relentless ant; pacified; assuaged
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exhort
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to urge on with stirring words
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syn; encourage
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incarcerate
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to put into prison; to confine
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syn; imprison; constrain ant; liberate; free
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incisive
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sharp; keen; cutting straight to the heart of the matter
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syn; piercing; acute ant; superficial; dull
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expedient
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practical; providing an immediate advantage (especially when serving one's self-intrest)
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syn; effective ant; feckless
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pertinent
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having to do with the subject at hand; relevant
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ant; unrelated; extraneous
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