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100 Cards in this Set
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atheist
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person who does not believe in God
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colloquial
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local and informal (used of language)
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dotard
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foolish old man
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furrow
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groove
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instigator
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troublemaker; person who entices others to do something
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misnomer
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wrong name
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percipient
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perceptive; insightful
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quaff
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drink down quickly
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staunch
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loyal; faithful; dependable
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vilification
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blackening someone's name
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atrophy
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waste away from lack of use
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collusion
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plotting and planning
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drawl
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speak slowly with words running together
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furtive
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hidden and secret
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insurgent
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a rebel
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misogynist
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hater of women
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perdition
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damnation
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quagmire
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marsh; bog
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stereotype
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fixed image
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vindication
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prove right; remove blame
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attenuate
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weaken
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commander
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take possession of
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drivel
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nonsense
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futile
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useless; hopeless
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interminable
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never-ending
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misrepresentation
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deliberately deceiving
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peremptory
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in a commanding manner
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quaint
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picturesque
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stevedore
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dockworker
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vurtuoso
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an accomplished musician
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arugment
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increase; make bigger
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complacent
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self-satisfied; smug
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droll
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dryly amusing
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galleon
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ancient type of sailing ship
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intermittent
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sporadic; irregular
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mitigate
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lessen; make less severe
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perdify
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trechery
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quandary
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dilemma; puzzle
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stifle
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suppress
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virulent
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dangerous; harmful
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auspicious
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favorable; promising to turn out well
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conpliant
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easy to control; submissive
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drone
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1. monotonous noise (n) 2. speak with no emotion (v) 4. male bee (n) |
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gambol
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frolic; leap; bound
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intransigence
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stubborness
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modicum
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small amount
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perfunctory
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superficial; cursory
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quarantine
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isolation to prevent the spread of disease
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stoic
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known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain
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vital
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essential; alive; important
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austere
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severely plain
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concatenate
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link together
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dubious |
doubtful
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garble
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distort; confuse; muddle
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intransigent
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stubborn; unyielding
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momentous
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very important
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peripatetic
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nomadic; moving from place to place
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quarry
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1. something that is hunted 2. mine for stone |
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stroke
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add fuel to; strenghten
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vitriolic
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corrosive; strongly attacking
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aversion
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a dislike of
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concatenation
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linking of chains
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dupe
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to fool someone
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garish
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gaudy
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intrepid
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brae
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monotonous
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dull; unvarying
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peripheral
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on the edge; not important
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querulous
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always complaining
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stolid
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impassive; dull; indifferent
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vivacity
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liveliness; animation
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balk
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hinder and prevent; hesitate over |
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conciliate
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to bring together; end a dispute
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dynamic
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lively; vibrant; energentic
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garner
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gather; collect
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inveterate
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habitual
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moratorium
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temporary prohibition or halt activity
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pejury
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telling lies under oath
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quirk
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oddity
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stratagem
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plot; plan; trick
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vivify
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enliven
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banal |
common; dull
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concise
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stated in few words
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ebullient
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very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy
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garrulous
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talkative
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invidious
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arousing envy
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moribund
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on the point of death
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pernicious
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destructive; harmful
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ramble
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wander aimlessly
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strident
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loud and harsh
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vociferous
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noisy; loud in speech
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banality
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ordinariness; dullness
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condescend
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talk down to
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eccentric
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unusual; quirky; odd
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gaunt
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emaciated; bony and angular
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invoilable
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cannot be invaded
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morose
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gloomy; bad tempered
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persnickity
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fastidious; fussy
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ramifications
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branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes
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stringent
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strict or severe
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volatile
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dangerous unstable; evaporates easily
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