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110 Cards in this Set
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aberration
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moral abnormity; defect in character
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acrimonious
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caustic; bitter; charp; jealous
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anomaly
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irregularity; peculiarity
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ardent
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fervent; burning with passion
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articulate
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pronounce
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atrocity
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horribly wicked action
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bathos
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excessive feeling or sentiment
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bellicose
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hostile; warlike in attitude
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benign
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harmless, kindly, gentle, or mild
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bohemian
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artsy, unconventional; carefree
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burlesque
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comically distorted imitation
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caricature
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exaggerated drawing or picture
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cataclysm
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violent upheaval; flood
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catatonic
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in a frozen, trance-like state
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cherish
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value highly;; hold dear; love
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complacency
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self satisfaction; foolish contentment
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consanguinity
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blood relationship; genetic connectedness
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credulous
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gullible
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debauch
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lead morally astray
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deleterious
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harmful
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depraved
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immoral; corrupted
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diabolical
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fiendish; devilish
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duplicity
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dishonesty; double dealing
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ecumenical
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universal
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effrontery
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shamless boldness
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empyrean
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heaven; sky
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esprit de corps
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morale
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facetiousness
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witty levity
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fallacious
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illogical; invalid; mistaken
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fluctuate
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change
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futile
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useless
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galvanize
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electrify; stimulate; arouse; excite
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gluttonous
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piggish; overindulgent
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hallucinogenic
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causing unnatural mental visions
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heresy
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unnacceptable belief; condemnable idea
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hoary
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white or silver gray with old age
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hypocrisy
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insincerity; wearing a facade
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idiosyncrasy
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peculiar habit
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imply
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suggest; hint
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incipient
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primitive; just beginning in the early stages
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incorrigible
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unchangeable
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indolence
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laziness; love of eas or desire
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infer
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read into; conclude; deduce
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intrepid
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brave; fearless; courageous
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levity
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lightness of tone; humor
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irony
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discrepancy between reality and expression
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iterate
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repeat; say again
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jocular
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good-natured; playful; joyous
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juvenile
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young; immature
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laconic
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bried; succint; concise
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levigate
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mash into smooth paste
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inveterate
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habitual; ingrained; unchangeable
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lucrative
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profitable; money making
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mendacity
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dishonesty; tendency to tell lies
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mercenary
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unwilling to work except in return for reward
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levitate
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rise or float above ground
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metamorphosis
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complete change in form of an organism
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mirth
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amusement; merriment; fun
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morose
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gloomy; sour; ill in humour
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nether
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lower; beneath
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noxious
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harmful; poisonous
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nurture
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foster; nourish; care for
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orthodox
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conventional
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ostracize
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banish; exile; exclude
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palatable
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tasty; agreeable; pleasant
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pallid
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pale; colorless
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paranoia
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irrational mistrust or suspicion of persecution
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parsimonious
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thrifty; stingy; careful with money
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perverse
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willfully disobedient or noncomfortist
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perjury
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lying under oath in a courtroom
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pernicious
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destructive; ruinous; fatal
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penurious
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impoverished; poor; stingy
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philanthropy
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charitable giving; benevolence
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polemical
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argumentative; involving verbal dispute or debate
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providential
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fortunate; lucky; made possible by foresight
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psychadelic
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mentally unnatural; hallucinogenic; bizarre
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puerile
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childis; immature
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quixotic
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idealistic; impractically visionary
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rancor
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bitter hatred; ill will
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rankle
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irritate; anger
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redundant
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repetitive
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repartee
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banter; persiflage
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reprehensible
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blameworthy; deserving censure
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retribution
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deserved punishment; vengeance
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risible
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laughable
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ruse
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trick; maneuver intended to mislead
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sanguine
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cheerful; optimistic; rosy faced
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satiric
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humorous imitation meant to ridicule and reform
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scrutinize
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examine carefully; study critically
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sloth
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sinful laziness
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somnolent
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sleepy; drowsy
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splenetic
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peevish; irritable; ill tempered
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spoonerism
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accidental transposition of initial word parts
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tautology
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redundancy; repetitiveness
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transfigure
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change in form or appearance
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transmute
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change in substance or nature
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turbid
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cloudy; muddy; unclear
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turgid
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swollen; enlarged; pompus; bombastic
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turpitude
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immorality; depravity
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ubiquitous
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omnipresent; found everywhere
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undulate
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move up and down or back and forth
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vacillate
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waver; fluctuate
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venal
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bribable; for sale; corruptible
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venial
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forgivable; pardonable; not mortally sinful
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venomous
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poisonous; spiteful; malicious
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veracity
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truthfulness; accuracy; honesty
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veneration
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respect; admiration
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verisimilitude
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realism; literary truthfulness; appearance or truth
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vigilance
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watchufulness; wariness; carefulness
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vitiate
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contaminate; spoil; ruin; corrupt; debase
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