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140 Cards in this Set
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fiasco
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a complete or ridiculous failure
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filch
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to steal in small quantities
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fluctuate
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to rise and fall
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foible
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a weak point
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forensic
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oratorical; scientific technique
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formidable
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hard to overcome
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fortuitous
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happening by chance
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fractious
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easily made angry
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frugal
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without waste
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frustrate
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to bring to nothing
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furtive
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done by stealth to avoid being noticed
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futile
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not successful
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gird
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to put a belt or girdle around
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gossamer
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a film of thread or cobweb
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gregarious
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living in flocks or herds
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hackneyed
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trite
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haggard
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looking worn from fatigue
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halcyon
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calm
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harbinger
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one that goes ahead to announce another's coming
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heinous
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very wicked
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laconic
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using few words
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lambent
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moving lightly over surface
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latent
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present but not active
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laudable
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deserving praise
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lenient
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mild or gentle
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lethargy
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drowsy dullness
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levity
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lack of proper seriousness
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longevity
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long life
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loquacious
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talking too much
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lucid
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easy to follow and understand
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lucrative
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bringing in money
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lugubrious
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too sad
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luminary
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famous person
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lurid
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glaring in brightness
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magnanimous
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noble in mind
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manacle
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handcuffs
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maudlin
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sentimental in a weak, silly way
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mendacity
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habit of telling lies
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mendicant
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begging
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mercenary
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working only for money
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inadvertent
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not attentive
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inane
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without sense or ideas
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inarticulate
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not distinct
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incarcerate
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to imprison
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incessant
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never stopping
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incipient
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just beginning
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inclement
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rough or stormy
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incognito
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disguise or concealment
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incongruous
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out of keeping
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incorrigible
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firmly fixed
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incredible
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hard to believe
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incubus
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nightmare
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indigent
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poor or needy
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indomitable
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cannot be conquered
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inert
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having no power to act or move
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inexorable
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not influenced by prayers
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inexplicable
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cannot be explained
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inference
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the act of inferring
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ingenious
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skillful in making
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ingratiate
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bring oneself into favor
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metamorphosis
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change of form
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meticulous
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careful about details
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misnomer
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a name that wrongly describes
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missile
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self-propelled rocket
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missive
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a written message
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mitigate
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to make less severe
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mollify
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to soften or calm
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moot
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orf no practical importance;irrevelant
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morbid
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unhealthy
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motley
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made up of different things
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mundane
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of this world
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munificent
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extremely generous
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murky
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very dark or gloomy
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nadir
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the lowest point; the time of greatest misfortune
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naive
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simple in nature
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nebulous
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lacking form
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nefarious
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very wicked
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niggardly
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stingy
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nocturnal
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active at night
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nomadic
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given to wandering
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inimical
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injurious or harmful in effect;unfriendly
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inordinate
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much too great
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand
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insidious
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seeking ot entrap or ensnare
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insipid
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without particular flavor;uninteresting
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interminable
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never stopping
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intrepid
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very brave
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intrinsic
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essential
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inundate
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to overwhelm; to cover with water
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invalidate
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cause to be worthless
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inveigh
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to give vent to angry disapproval; protest vehemently
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inveigle
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to win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk
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inveterate
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confirmed in habit
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irascible
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easily made angry
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irony
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a way of speaking or writing in which the meaning of the words is the opposite of their literal meaning
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irrefutable
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cannot be disproved
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irrevocable
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permanant;cannot be revoked
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jaunty
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easy and lively
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jeopardize
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to put in danger
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lachrymose
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given to shedding tears
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heresy
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a belief different from the accepted belief of a church
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hibernate
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to remain inactive
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hilarious
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very merry
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histrionic
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of or having to do with actors
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hoax
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a mischievous trick
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hoodwink
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to mislead by a trick
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humid
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slightly wet
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hybrid
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anything of mixed origin
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hyperbole
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an exaggerated statement used for effect
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idiosyncrasy
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a personal peculiarity of tste, behavior, or opinion
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ignominy
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loss of one's good name
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immaculate
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without a spot or staing
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immutable
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never changing
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impale
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to pierce through with anything pointed
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impasse
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a position from which there is no escape
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impeccable
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faultless
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impediment
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a hindrance
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impervious
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incapable of being affected or penetrated
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implacable
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impossible to placate or appearse
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impunity
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freedom from punishment
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drastic
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acting with force or violence
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dynamic
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of or having to do with energy or force in motion
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effete
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no longer able to produce
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efficacious
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producing the desired result
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effigy
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image or statue
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effrontery
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shameless boldness
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egregious
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conspicuously bad or offensive
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elicit
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to draw forth
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elixir
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a universal remedy
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emaciated
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unusually thin
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emanate
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to come or send forth
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emolument
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profit from a job
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emulate
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to try to equal or excel
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enhance
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to improve or add to
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fallible
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capable of making an error
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fatuous
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unconsciously foolish but self-satisfied
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feasible
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can be done easily
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felicitous
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well chosen for te occasion
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festoon
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a string or chain of flowers
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fetish
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any material object supposed to have magic power
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