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26 Cards in this Set
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Nominal
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being such in name only
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Banal
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devoid of freshness or originality
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Torpor
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sluggish inactivity or inertia
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Emeritus
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retired or honorably discharged from active professional duty, but retaining the title of one's office or position
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Indefatigable
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incapable of being tired out
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Exhort
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to urge, advise, or caution earnestly
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Soporific
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causing or tending to cause sleep
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Decimate
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to destroy a great number or proportion of
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Fallacious
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containing a fallacy; logically unsound
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Pejorative
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having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force
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Altruism
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the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others
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Indolent
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having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion
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Inimical
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adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable
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Inscrutable
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incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized
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Modicum
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a moderate or small amount
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Discursive
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passing aimlessly from one subject to another
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Lucid
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easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
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Ruminate
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to meditate or muse; ponder
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Execrable
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utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent
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Quixotic
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extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical
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Quintessential
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pure and concentrated essence of a substance
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Temerity
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reckless boldness; rashness
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Temerarious
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reckless; rash
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Maudlin
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tearfully or weakly emotional
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Latent
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present but not visible, apparent, or actualized
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Inchoate
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not yet completed or fully developed
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