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40 Cards in this Set
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parsimonious
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frugal, thrifty
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surreptitious
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done by secret or stealthy means; clandestine
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noisome
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harmful or offensive to the senses
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errant
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wandering or going astray
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derisive
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expressing ridicule or scorn; jeering; mocking
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prodigious
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enormous; tremendous; monumental
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deluge
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to inundate; flood
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countenance
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the human face
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peevish
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irritable; petulant; complaining
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semblance
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outward appearance
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succumb
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to give in to or surrender after a struggle
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innocuous
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harmless
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pensive
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deep in thought; brooding
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perturbed
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disturbed; agitated
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melancholy
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depression; gloominess
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adversary
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enemy, opponent, rival
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wry
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twisted, contorted
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solicitous
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worried, concerned, careful, eager
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interminable
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endless
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formidable
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causing fear, dread, or awe
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sanguine
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1. red, ruddy 2. cheerful, hopeful
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copious
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ample, plentiful
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precarious
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uncertain, risky
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paradoxical
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something that seems contradictory but is probably true
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quixotic
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rashly or foolishly romantic
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ennui
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boredom
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pedagogue
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a teacher, especially a narrow minded one
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coquette
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a flirt
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magnanimous
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showing or suggesting a lofty or courageous spirit
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sagacious
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wise
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pulchritude
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beauty
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ameliorate
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to make better
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arduous
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difficult, laborious
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clandestine
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in secret
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ambiguous
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having more than one meaning
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laconic
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using few words, concise
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erudite
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learned, scholarly
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lugubrious
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mournful in an exaggerated way
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querulous
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faultfinding, complaining, peevish
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assuage
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to make easier, relieve
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