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15 Cards in this Set
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Infamous
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well known for something bad
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Venal
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showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery
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Detritus
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waste or debris
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Fatuous
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pointless
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infer
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imply is done by the doer
Infer is thought by the seer |
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verisimilitude
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appearance of being true or real
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disaffected
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dissatisfied with people in authority
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feckless
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lacking initiative, strength or character
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ingratiate
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bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them
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viable
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capable of working
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disconsolate
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without consolation or comfort
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fecund
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producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth
eg a garden |
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inscrutable
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impossible to understand
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vituperative
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bitter and abusive
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Disparate
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very different
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