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30 Cards in this Set
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effusive
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unrestrained expression
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cogent
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convincing; reasonable
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magnate
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person of power
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debilitate
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to weaken
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antithesis
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direct opposite
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diverge
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to alter a course
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staid
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sober; steady
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scant
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meager, small
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inadvertent
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accidental
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capititulate
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to give in; surrender
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discursive
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rambling; digressive
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depot
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powerful leader
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embroil
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to involve in a quarrel
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resolute
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steady; faithful
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histrionic
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overly dramatic
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incipient
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beginning; emerging
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brusque
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abrupt; blunt
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spurious
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lacking authenticity
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untenable
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indefensible
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frenetic
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wildly excited or active
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encumber
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to weigh down; burden
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philistine
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smugly narrow minded
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lassitude
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feeling tired and weary
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propensity
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a natural inclination
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sedition
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treason
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droll
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amusingly odd or comical
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concede
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acknowledge as true
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indignant
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angry; insulted
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foible
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minor character flaw
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exculpate
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to free from guilt
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