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64 Cards in this Set
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Ambivalent
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mixed feelings about something
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Antecedent
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Something logically coming before something else
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Aphorism
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Short, witty observation of a general truth
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Belie
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Not give true notion about something
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Blithe
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Joyous, light
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Boon
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Timely benefit or blessing
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Capricious
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Suddenly change mood or behavior
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Castigate
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Severely reprimand
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Circumspect
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Weighing all options
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Convival
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Friendly, cheerful atmosphere
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Craven
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Cowardly
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Curt
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Abrupt, rudely blunt
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Decry
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Publicly denounce
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Deride
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Ridicule
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Didactic
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Lecture or teach too much
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Diffidence
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Shy because of lack of self confidence
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Diminutive
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Oddly small
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Dirge
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Tribute for dead
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Discerning
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Understanding something without being directly taught
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Disparage
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Belittle
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Dissembler
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Conceal true motives or feelings
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Duplicitous
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Purposefully deceptive
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Ebullient
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Cheerful, full of energy
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Effusive
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Expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval
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Elucidate
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Explaining something
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Epiphany
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Moment of sudden realization
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Equanimity
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Calmness, composure
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Equivocal
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Open to interpretations
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Expurgate
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Removing questionable content
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Extemporize
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Improvising something without forethought
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Extrigate
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Getting out of a pickle
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Fastidious
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Paying attention to detail
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Fecund
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Fertile
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Surreptitious
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Kept secret
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Vacuous
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Mindless, lacking thought
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Prevaricator
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Liar
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Penitence
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Regret, repentance
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Pernicious
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Having harmful effects, gradually
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Obdurate
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Narrow minded, stubborn
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Intransigent
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Unwilling to agree or change views
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Insidious
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Proceeding gradually, but harming
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Inane
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Pointless
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Cupidity
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Greed for money or possessions
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Clandestine
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Done secretly
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Contrition
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Being remorseful
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Avarice
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Extreme greed of wealth
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Fleeting
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Short lasting
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Frivolity
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Being unnecessary
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Futile
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Pointless
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Garrulous
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Too talkative, especially on things that don't matter
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Genial
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Friendly, cheerful
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Harbinger
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Person announcing approach of another
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Hedonist
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Person believing that pleasure is the goal of human life
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Idyllic
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Time or place described as happy or perfect
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Ignominious
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Deserving public disgrace
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Incredulous
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Unwilling to believe something
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Indomitable
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Undefeatable
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Ineffable
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Too great to be described in words
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Inexorable
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Impossible to prevent
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Inscrutable
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Impossible to understand
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Insipid
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Lacking vigor or interest
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Juxtapose
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Compare/deal with them together, to be able to contrast the two
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Laconic
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Style using few words
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Licentious
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Promiscuous
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