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167 Cards in this Set
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Umbrage
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To take offense, resentment, displeasure
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trepidation
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fear and anxiety
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burnish
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shine; polish
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bogus
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fake
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bland
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mild gentle
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coterie
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clique, club
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vegetate
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to be passive, to do nothing
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flaccid
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droopy, flabby
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lithe
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graceful, flexible
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itinerary
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Travel plan, schedule
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Plethora
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overabundance; more than enough
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teeming
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overcrowded
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forgo
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to give up; surrender
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hapless
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unlucky
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inculcate
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to insruct, instill by repitition
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boor
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peasant; hick
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boorish
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rude; vulgar
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balm
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lotion, cream
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balmy
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healing, soothing
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egress
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EXIT; going out; departure
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chattel
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moveable possesion
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fortuitous
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ACCIDENTAL, happening by chance
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furtive
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secret; stealthy
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cogent
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forceful, convicing
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dormant
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sleeping
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chimerical
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fantastic imaginery
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didactic
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Morally instructive, teaching a lesson
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copious
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plentiful
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neophyte
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begginer, novice
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edifice
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large building
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furtive
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secret
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gelid
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icy; frigid; frosty
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cumbersome
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toublesome; awkward
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debilitate
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To weaken; wear out
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demagogue
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leader
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dilatory
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delaying; procrastinating
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dilettante
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Amatuer
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ebullient
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exhilarated; full of enthusiasm
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effete
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worn out; exhausted
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emolument
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salary; fee
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indict
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charge w/ a crime
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entreat
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to plead; beg, attempt to persuade
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extirpate
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wipe out; destroy
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forte
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strong point; talent
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gape
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stare open- mouthed, stare at
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gamut
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entire range; complete sequence
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plaintive
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melancholy sad sorrowful
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premonition
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fore warning; sign
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malign
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slander; say harmfu truths about
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inundate
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flood; overwhelm
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malfeasance
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wrongdoing by public offical
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occident
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having to do wiht the western hemisphere
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malaropism
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humans miss use of words
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malingers
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pretend illness or injury to avoid work
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malicious
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spiteful showing ill-will
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malady
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bad medical condition
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malediction
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evil saying curse
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malaise
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depression
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malefactor
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-evil doer
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malignaht
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deadly
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evocative
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tending to suggest arouse, awaken
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evoke
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call up memories or feelings
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convication
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conference, assembly
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exacerbate
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to make worse or more severe
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avocation
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hobby, an interest
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convoke
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"call together"
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acute
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piercing, intense
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acumen
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insightfullness
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acrimony
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full of spite, angry, harshness
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acrid
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harsh, bitter
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acerbic
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sharp, bitter
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iconoclast
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one who attacks or scorns
established beliefs or tradional ideas; radical; dissenter |
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incorrigible
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incapable of being corrected;delinquent
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meticulous
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very careful about trivial details; fussy; prcise; fastidious; extremely careful
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odious
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hateful; contemptible; disgusting
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peccadillo
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a minor offense, slight fault; petty offense
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perfunctory
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something done as a duty or routine but without care; cursory
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recalcitrant
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stubborn defiant of authority or control; obstinate; rebellious
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turbid
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muddy, obscure and confused; polluted and cloudy
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vapid
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stale; lacking zest or flavor; dull; insipid
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venial
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forgivable; excusable; trivial
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verbiage
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wordiness; excess of words
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vituperative
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harsh or abusive; vicious, violent denunciation
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belie
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distort; falsify; misrepresent; deceive, contradict
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bewail
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weep, cry, mourn, grieve
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bemoan
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lament;grieve; mourn
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bemuse
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confuse; bewilder; overwhelm
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beset
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harass; badger; attack; pester; surround
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beguile
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mislead; fool; delude
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arbitrate
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mediate; settle; decide; negotiate
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arbitrary
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determined by whim; subject to individual will
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immutable
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unchangeable; unalterable; resolute; constant; enduring
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inscrutable
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mysterious; incapable of being understood; hidden; secret; inconprehensible
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occlude
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shut out; close; obstruct; block
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knoll
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small round hill; mound
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gauche
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1. ill mannered; crude; vulgar; tactless
2. awkward, clumsy |
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brook
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endure; tolerate; stand; put up with; accept
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breach
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1.split; rift; rupture; opening
2. violation; transgression; infraction;offense; misdemeanor |
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brawn
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well developed muscles; muscular strength; huskiness; power
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squalid
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1.filthy; grungy; dirty; neglected; dilapidated
2.miseralbe; scummy; down and out; wretched |
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sinuous
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winding; curving; twisting and turning; roundabout
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succulent
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juicy; dripping; fleshy
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remiss
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negligent; delinquent; derelict; neglectful of duties
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ruminate
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mediate; tinik about; ponder; muse; contemplate
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revoke
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"take back" repeal; nullify; abolish; withdraw
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irrevocable
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"unable to be called back" unalterable; can't be repealed or recalled; final
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equivocate
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avoid giving a direct answer; use words ambiguously in order to mislead; be evasive
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opulent
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very wealthy; lavish; luxuriant; affluent
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paucity
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scarcity; poor supply; dearth
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superfluous
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more than enough; extra; unnecassary excess
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tirade
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a long, harsh, abusive speech
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broach
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bring up (state); mention; introduce; bring to someone's attention
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sanctimonious
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holier-than-thou; self-righteous; falsely pious; making a show of piety
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saturnine
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gloomy; depressed; down-hearted; morose; down in the dumps; dejected
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dilate
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to enlarge; swell; expand
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flagrant
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outrageous; shameless; glaring; atrocious
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Epicurean
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Hedonist; connoisseur of fine food and dring; gourmet
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evanescent
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momentary; transitory; short-lived; fleeting
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insidious
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gradually harmful and done in subtle stealthy manner; sly; treacherous; wily
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intrepid
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fearless; dauntless; audacious; brace; daring
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inveterate
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deep-rooted; habitual; ingrained; confirmed in a belief or practice
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noisome
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fetid; stinking; smelly
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stupor
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daze; unconsciousness; numbness
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tantamount
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equal to; commensurate; alike; comparable to
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palatable
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1. tasty; flavorful; appetizing
2.agreeable; pleasing; enjoyable; acceptable |
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piquant
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1. pleasantly sharp taste, tart zesty, tangy
2. stimulating; fascinating; appealing |
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pinnacle
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summit; apex; acme; peak; best; finest; utmost
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debase
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corrupt; contaminate; violate; degrade; shame
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onus
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burden; obligation; responsibility; duty
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mien
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appearance; attitude; behavior; aura; style
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gentry
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upper class; aristocracy; elite
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vacillate
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hesitate; be indecisive; waver
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annihilate
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wipe out; destroy entirely; exterminate; defeat thoroughly
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moribund
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1. dying; approaching an end; on one's death bed
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innuendo
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hint; indirect implication; suggestion; clue
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homage
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honor or respect publicly expressed; tribute; reverence
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churlish
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rude; boorish; vulgar; crude in manner; peasant like
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inter
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bury; place in grave or tomb
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sedulous
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assiduous; diligent; industrious; hard-working; studious
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gaunt
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thin and bony; skinny; emaciated
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reparation
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making amends, resitution; repayment; atonement
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taper
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narrow, thin; coming to a point, diminish; drop off
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unequivocal
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clear; direct; not ambiguous
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raconteur
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gifted talked or storyteller
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pate
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head
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prig
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self-righteous; smug; assumed superior wisdom
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pun
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play on words; having the same sound but different meaning
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puny
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undersized; tiny and weak
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pyre
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pile of wood for burning corpses
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quay
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dock
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quip
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witty or sarcastic
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rail
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to attack with harsh or insulting language
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rend
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split; tear apart
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rife
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wide-spread, abundant
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rote
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repetition
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rue
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to regret a mistake
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taut
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tightly drawn; emotionally tense
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tome
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large volume, heavy book
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veer
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change directions
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vent
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express freely
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warp
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turn or twist out of shape
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wax
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to grow, increase in intensity
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weal
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well-being
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whim
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a sudden desire or impulse
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whit
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smallest part
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wont
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habit; custom
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yen
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longing; yearning
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