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160 Cards in this Set
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aplomp
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poise, self-confidence
timidity, doubt |
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mundane
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uninportant
important |
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ludicrous
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ridiculous, foolish
serious |
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tryo
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begginner, inexperienced person
expert |
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squalid
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wretched, dirty, morally repulsive
pristine |
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blithe
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joyous
depressed, sad, morose |
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enervate
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weaken, deprive of strength
energize |
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jettison
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discard, throw overboard
maintain, continue |
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incognito
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with identity concealed
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mettle
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courage, spirit
cowardice |
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refute
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disprove, prove false
uphold, affirm |
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vacillate
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waver, sway back and forth
commit |
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obstreperous
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noisily defiant, unruly
obediant, respectful, polite |
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iconoclast
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attacker of established beliefs or customs, a radical
conservative, conformist |
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facetious
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flippant, attempting to be funny, playfully joking
serious, reserved |
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languid
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lacking energy or vitality
extatic, energetic |
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magnanimous
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generous
stingy, miserly |
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maxim
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a saying which expresses a general rule of behavior
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sporadic
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occurring at irregular intervals
consistant, regulated, planned |
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portentous
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significant, amazing
mundane |
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rancor
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deep seated bitterness
love, respect |
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abstemious
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eating and drinking in moderation
gluttonous or anorexic, bulemic |
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disseminate
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scatter or spread like seeds
cluster, converge, gather |
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impeccable
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without flaw, flawless, perfect
flawed, faulty |
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liaison
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communication between groups or units; a close relationship
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raze
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demolish, tear down
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preclude
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prevent, make impossible
enable, faccilitate |
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omnivourous
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taking in everything
selective, focused |
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accolade
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reward for merit; praise, approval
demerit, critisism |
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caustic
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stinging, biting, cutting
complimentary, soothing |
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docile
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easily led, submissive
stubborn, steadfast, stalwart |
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impecunious
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lacking money, penniless, poor
wealthy, afluent, rich |
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feign
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pretend
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strident
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loud and harsh, shrill
soft, soothing, peaceful |
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recluse
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a hermit, one who lives in solitude
extrovert, socialite |
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pristine
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primitive, remaining in a pure and uncorrupted state
squalid |
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vestige
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trace
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acumen
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keeness, sharpness of insight
deficiency |
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clandestine
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secret
public, open, common knowledge |
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duplicity
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double-dealing, deliberate deception
honesty, truthfullness |
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lucid
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clear, easily understood
nebulous, incomprehensible |
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promontory
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high cliff, headland
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refulgent
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radiant, shining
dull, drab |
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mercenary
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motivated by a desire for monetary gain
charitable, altruistic, voluntary |
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vicissitudes
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changes in fortune, ups and downs
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flaccid
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lacking firmness, flabby
firm, solid |
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ameliorate
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to improve
pejiorate |
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egregious
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outstandingly bad, outrageous
benevolent, benign |
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coalesce
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fuse, come together
diemminate |
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onerous
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burdensome, troublesome
pleasurable, delightful |
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subjugate
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conquer
free, liberate |
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ostensibly
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supposedly
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elicit
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bring out, draw forth
quell supress |
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covert
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concealed, hidden
oert, out in the open |
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flout
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scoff at, show contempt for
honor, praise |
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misgivings
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feelings of uncertainty, apprehension
certainty |
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incumbent
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person in office who is being challenged in an election
challenger |
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fortuitous
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happening by accident or chance
unfortunate, hapless |
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craven
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cowardly
bravely, forthright |
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propensity
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inclination, tendency
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emaciated
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made very thin by starvation or illness
corpulent, rotund |
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vociferous
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making an outcry, clamorous
quiet, silent, muted |
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mitigate
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to make less harsh or sever, alleviate
worsen, pejiorate |
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indefatigable
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tireless, relentless
lethargic, enervated, languid |
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overt
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open to view, not hidden
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remiss
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negligent, careless
impeccable |
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fractious
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quarrelsome, contrary, troublesome
agreeable, amiable, pleasant |
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supplant
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to take the place of
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assiduous
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diligent, consistently applying oneself
procrastinating, remiss |
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palpable
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tangible, able to be felt; easily percieved
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cryptic
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mysterious, enigmatic
blatant, lucid |
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remuneration
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payment
volenteer |
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surly
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rude, ill-tempered, sullen
polite, respectful, amiable |
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inept
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awkward, clumsy, incompetent
competent, proficient, adept |
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garish
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gaudy, too colorful of showy
fashionable, drab, conservative |
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lucrative
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profit making
non-profit |
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replete
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supplied plentifully, filled
scarce, barren, void |
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proselytize
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to convert or attempt to convert from one belief to another; to recruit members
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awry
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amiss
flawlessly |
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culpable
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blameworthy, guilty
innocent |
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momentous
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very important
mundane |
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repudiate
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refuse to recognize or acknowledge
recognize or acknowlege |
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wane
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dwindle, decrease gradually
wax |
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contrite
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sorry, repentant
not sorry |
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paragon
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model of perfection
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baleful
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evil in intent, ominous
benevolent |
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innate
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inborn, born with
aquired |
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embellish
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made more beautiful, decorated
defile, tarnish, deface |
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gauche
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awkward socially
confident, poised |
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moratorium
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temporary stopping, delay of action
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parsimonious
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stingy
magnanimous |
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derision
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scoffing at, ridicule
praise, respect, honor |
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enclave
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territory enclosed within another
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tenacious
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stubborn, persistent, holding tight
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protean
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versatile, able to play many roles
specialized |
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inscrutable
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incapable of being understood
transparent, lucid, manifest |
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discrete
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seperate, unconnected
connected |
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tremulous
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trembling, fearful, timid
fearless |
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genre
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type, class
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wily
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crafty, calculating
honest, sincere |
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paucity
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small number, scarcity
abundance |
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diverge
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to go in different directions
converge, coalesce |
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iridescent
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producing a rainbow of colors
bleak, monochrome |
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brusquely
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abruptly, rudely
politely, respectfully |
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labyrinth
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maze or puzzle
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dissemble
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disguise the nature of, feign, pretend
be truthful, factual |
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gossamer
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sheer fabric, anything delicate like a spider's web
wool, coarse |
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pervade
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spread throughout
contain |
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rescind
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annul, repeal
inact |
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proximity
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nearness, closeness
distance |
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turgid
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excessive, over-decorated in language or swollen, bloated
turbid - rapid, exessive |
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nefarious
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wicked
benevolent |
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gratuitous
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freely given, not asked for, uncalled for
demanded |
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bucolic
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rustic, of the countryside
urban |
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quell
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put down forcibly
instigate, incite |
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enigma
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riddle, puzzle, mystery
fact |
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nexus
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connection, link
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ruefull
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regretful, wry
pleased, proud, happy |
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ephemeral
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short-lived, temporary
permanent, eternal, perpetual |
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laconic
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sparing in words, using few words
gregarious, locquacious |
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moot
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debatable
manifest, clear |
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eschew
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avoid
confront |
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putative
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reputed, generally regarded as such
cactual, true |
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penury
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extreme poverty
rich, wealthy, affluent |
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truculent
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savage, cruel, defiant, pugnacious
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sanguine
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cheerful
depressed, morose, angry, mean, contemptuous |
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candid
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frank, open, straight-foward
covert |
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hapless
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luckless, unfortunate
fortuitous |
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euphonious
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pleasing in sound
cacophonious |
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perfunctory
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done routinely with little interest
spontainious, momentous |
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puerile
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immature, childish
mature, responsible, adult |
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retinue
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attendents accompanying a person of rank
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deviod
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lacking
bountiful, replete, plentiful |
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heinous
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grossly wicked
benevolent |
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nocturnal
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active by night or of the night
diurnal |
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pithy
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precise, full of meaning
turgid |
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laity, layman
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not clergy, not professionals
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schism
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split, division
fusion, concensus, agreement |
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querulous
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fretful, complaining
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castigate
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punish
praise |
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herculean
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requiring unusual strength
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ubiquitous
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seeming to be everywhere at the same time
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evoke
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called forth
stifle, repress |
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plummet
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plunge, drop straight down
rise, ascend |
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burnish
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polish by rubbing
tarnish, deface |
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unabashed
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not embarrassed or disconcerted
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dichotomy
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division into two parts, often contradictory, schism
fusion, concensus, agreement |
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rampant
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unrestrained
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exude
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give off
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scintillating
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sparkling
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lampoon
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ridicule, make fun of
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poignant
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touching, having an emotional effect
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hiatus
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gap, break in time
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noisome
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offensive, foul-smelling
fragrant, refreshing |
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diffident
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modest, timid, hanging back
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obdurate
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unyeilding
open-minded, yeilding |
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solicitous
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with concern (sometimes overly so)
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unremitting
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incessant, won't let up
sporadic, regular |
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purported
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assumed to be such, supposed, putative
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ostentatious
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showy, pretentious
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