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77 Cards in this Set
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celibate
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abstaining from sex
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fortuitous
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coincidence
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recapitulate
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summarize
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perfunctory
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done w/o care; routine; mechanical
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baroque
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overly ornate/ gaudy
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hedonism
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pursuit of pleasure (esp. of senses)
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obloquy
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strong disaproval
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debacle
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failure
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quasi-
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rembling/half
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besmirch
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make dirty/stain
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imperative
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crucially important
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sacrosanct
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holy
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sadistic
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deriving pleasure from other's pain
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demeanor
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behavior/conduct
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facetious
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funny/comical
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aegis
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shield
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altruism
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kindness
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amporphus
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blob; w.o. shape
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beseige
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attack
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boor
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rude
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carrion
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rotting flesh
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enervate
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sluggish
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ephemeral
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fleeting/ short lived
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erotic
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sexual
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factious
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split
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fervent
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persistent
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ignoble
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un-noble
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opulent
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rich
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perspicacity
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sharp/keen (thinking)
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rectify
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amend/ remedy/ correct
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antithesis
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opposite
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bauble
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showy useless gift
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besital
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beastly
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bland
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tasteless/colorless/ dull
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chagrin
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embarassment
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diaphonous
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sheer/ fluttery--curtains!
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effete
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worn out/ barren
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emendation
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change for better (text-editing/ prrof reading)
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gloat
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rub in
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impediment
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obsitcle/ handicap
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impotent
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uesless
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labyrinth
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maze
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maelstrom
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storm of emotions
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nihilism
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anarchy/ rejection of laws
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shard
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piece
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adventitious
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accidental*
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ambiguous
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vague; open to interpretation
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bona fide
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out of good faith
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cataclysm
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cataclysmic! natural disaster
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deviate
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stray from; improvise
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edify
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v. preech (religion)/ moralize
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extenuate
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to make offense seem less serious
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fecund
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OPPOSITE of barren; fertile!!
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glower
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glare
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impale
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stake
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importune
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BEG
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obfuscate
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confuse; NOT confiscate!
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optimum
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best
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parochial
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narrow-minded
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pedestrian
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dull/ ordinary/ uncreative
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importune
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BEG
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obfuscate
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confuse; NOT confiscate!
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optimum
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best
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parochial
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narrow-minded
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pedestrian
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dull/ ordinary/ uncreative
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fop
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man who cares too much about looks
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imprecation
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curse
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non sequitur
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illogical
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sanguine/ ebullient
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cheerful; ebuilient
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bowlderize
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censor
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impair
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weaken
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panegyric
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praise
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quandry
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dilemma
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deference
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respect
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carnal
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erotic
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nebulous
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vague
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rakish
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stylish
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