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30 Cards in this Set
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firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible; an extremely hard substance
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adamant
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a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified
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brouhaha
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a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; to provode such defense or protection
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bulwark
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easily made angry, bad-tempered
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choleric
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to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things, to glus, satiate, surfeit
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cloy
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to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce
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curtail
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courteous yeilding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior
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deference
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conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done
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definitive
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the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facital appearance, mien
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demeanor
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puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood
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enigmatic
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without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done; an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive or improvisation
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impromptu
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excessively an objectionably sentimental; having midly sickening flavor
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mawkish
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to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity
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mollify
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something that is heavy or burdensome ( especially an unwelcome responsibliity); a stigma, blame
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onus
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a vague sense of approaching misfortune
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presentiment
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given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant; a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending
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profligate
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to send or hand in (as money); to cancel (as a penalty or punishment), forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer
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remit
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needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable
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requisite
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of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially men's)
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sartorial
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to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate
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thwart
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syn. pay, absolve, subside, abate
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remit
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syn. prodigal, improvident; spendthrift
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profligate
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syn. incumbent, required, obligatory
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requisite
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syn. burden, obligation, duty, stigma
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onus
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syn. exhaustive, authoritative
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definitive
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syn. limit, abbreviate, abridge, contract
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curtail
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syn. stronghold, citadel, bastion, rampart
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bulwark
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syn. irascible, testy, splenetic, bilious
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choleric
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ant. tentative, inconclusive
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definitive
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ant. penny-pinching, frugal, economical
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profligate
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