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28 Cards in this Set
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intractable
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uncontrollable; stubborn; disobedient
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intransient
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uncompromising; stubborn
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invective
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insulting or abusive speech
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itinerant
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moving from place to place
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machination
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scheming activity for an evil purpose
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laconic
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using few words; especially to the point of seeming rude
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insurgent
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rebel; someone who revolts against
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insolent
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arrogant; insulting
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infinitesimal
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very, very, very small
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incipient
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beginning; emerging
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inexorable
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relentless; inevitable; unavoidable
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ineffable
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incapable of being expressed or described
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malfeasance
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an illegal act, especially by a public figure
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manifest
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visible; evident
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martial
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warlike; having to do with combat
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mellifluous
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sweetly flowing
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mendacious
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lying; dishonest
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mendicant
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a beggar
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mercurial
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emotionally unpredictable; rapidly changing in mood
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milieu
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environment; surroundings
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misanthropic
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hating mankind
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moribund
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dying
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munificient
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very generous; lavish
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myopia
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nearsightedness; lack of foresight
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narcissism
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excessive love of one's own body or oneself
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nebulous
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vague, hazy, indistinct
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neologism
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a new word or phrase; a new usage of a word
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inexorable
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relentless; inevitable; unavoidable
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