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60 Cards in this Set
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accrue
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to grow or accumulate over time
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annotation
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a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work
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bedlam
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a state or scene of uroar and confusion
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covert
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hidden, disguised, purposefully ke[t secret
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debonair
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smooth and polished in manner and apearance
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eficacious
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effective, producing results
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equanimity
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calmness, composure, refusal to panic
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dun
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to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt
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fortuitous
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accidental, occuring by a hapy chance
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gist
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the essential part, main point, or essence
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gratuitous
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freely given, not called for
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imperious
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overbearing, arrogant, seeking to dominate
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invective
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a strong denunciation or condemnation, abusive language
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motley
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showing great variety, composed of different elements
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munificent
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extremly generous lavish
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procrastinate
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to delay, put off until later
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provocative
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tending to produce a strong feeling or response
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recondite
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exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
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reprobate
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a depraved, vicious or unprincipled person, scoundrel
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sedentary
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characterized by continued sitting, remaining in one place
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abstemious
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moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking)
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censurable
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deserving of blame or correction
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contingent
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dependent on uncertain events or conditions, a representative group forming part of a larger body
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corroborate
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to confirm, substantiate, verify
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denizen
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an inhabitant, resident, one who frequents a place
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discursive
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passing aimlessly from one subject to another, rambling
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disseminate
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to scatter or spread widely
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dowdy
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poorly dressed, shabby
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florid
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highly colored, reddish, excessively ornate, showy
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foist
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to pass off as worthy or genuine
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gauche
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awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless
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heresy
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the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
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inculcate
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to impress on the mind by repitition
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palpable
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capable of being touched of felt, easily seen
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perceptive
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having keen insight or understanding
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pernicious
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extremely harmful
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salient
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rominent, standing out, a land projects outward
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satiate
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to satisfy completely, to fill to excess
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sear
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to make or become dry and withered, to char or scorch
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specious
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deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
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absolve
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to clear from blame, resonsibility or guilt
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caricature
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a representation (especially a drawing) in which the subjects characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated
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clangor
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a loud ringing sound
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contiguous
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side by side, touching, adjacent in time
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cupidity
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an eager desire for something, greed
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deleterious
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harmful, injurious
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enhance
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to increase the value or desirablility of
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enthrall
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to captivate, charm , hold spellbound
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extenuate
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to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
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implicit
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imlied or understood though unexpressed
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incisive
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sharp, keen, penetrating
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ostentatious
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marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
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paragon
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a model of excellence or perfection
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paraphrase
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to restate in other words
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politic
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prudent, shrewed, artful
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prosaic
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dull, lacking in distintion and orginality
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redundant
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wordy, repetitive
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sanctimonious
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making a show of virtue or righteousness
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scintillating
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sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant, (applied to mental or personal qualities)
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winsome
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charmng, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)
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