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100 Cards in this Set
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acrid
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sharp, pungent (used of smells and tastes)
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boorish
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ill-mannered
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cynical
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believing that people act only out of selfish motives
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epistle
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a letter (form of communication)
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heresy
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against orthodox opinion
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lance
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spear, spike, javelin
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obscure
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difficult to understand, partially hidden
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poignant
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deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions
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respite
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a break, intermission
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terse
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concise, to the point
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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bourgeois
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middle class
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debility
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weakness, incapacity
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epistolary
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concerned with letters, through correspondence
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hiatus
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interruption, pause
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languid
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tired, slow
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obscured
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hidden, covered, buried
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poised
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calm, collected, self-possessed
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resplendent
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shining, glowing
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therapeutic
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medicinal, curative
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acuity
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sharpness (mental or visual)
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braggart
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someone who boasts
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debunking
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exposing false claims or myths
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epitomized
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typified, characterized, personified
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hidebound
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rigid in opinions
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languish
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decay, fade away, get weaker
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obsequious
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servile, submissive
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polemical
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causing debate or argument
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restorative
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a tonic
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thwart
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prevent, frustrate
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adamant
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forceful, inflexible
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brawny
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muscular
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decathlon
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an athletic competition with ten events
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equivocate
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speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
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hieroglyphics
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picture writing; writing difficult to read; enigmatic
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larceny
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theft, robbery, stealing
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obsession
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a dominating concern
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ponderous
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weighty, slow and heavy
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retention
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preservation, withholding
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timorous
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cowardly, fearful
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adroit
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skillful
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brevity
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being brief
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decorum
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dignified, decent, correct behavior (adj. Decorous)
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err
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make a mistake
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hinder
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obstruct
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largess
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generousity
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obsolete
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no longer valid
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pontificate
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speak pompously, dogmatically
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reticent
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restrained, holding something back, uncommunication
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tirade
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stream of verbal abuse
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adulation
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strong admiration, worship
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bristle
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to show irritation
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decoy
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lure, trap, trick
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erratic
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wandering, irregular
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histrionic
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theatrical, exaggerated
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laud
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praise
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obstreperous
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noisy and boisterous
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portend
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foretell
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retration
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withdrawal, cancellation of a statement
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tutter
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giggle quietly
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adversity
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hardship
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broach
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start to discuss, approach
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deference
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respect
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esoteric
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obscure and difficult to understand
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hoary
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old
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lavish
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on a grand scale, wasteful
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obtuse
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mentally dull
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portent
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a warning sign, omen
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revere
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worship
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tome
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large book
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advocate
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support
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brusque
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blunt, abrupt
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defoliate
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cause leaves to fall off
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espouse
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promote, take up, support
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hone
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sharpen, increase, whet
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lax
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careless, not strict
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obviate
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avoid, make unnecessary
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poseur
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someone who puts on an act
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riddled
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full of (usually full of holes)
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torpid
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inactive, lazy, stagnant
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aesthetic
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concerning art or beauty
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bulwark
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fortification, barricade, wall
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defunct
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no longer in existence
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etymology
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the study of word origins
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hyperbole
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grossly exaggerated speech
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legend
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1) key to map 2) myth or story
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odious
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hateful
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posterity
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future generations
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rife
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common
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torpor
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dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity
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affable
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friendly, social, easygoing
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bureaucracy
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officialdom
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degradation
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deprivation, poverty, debasement
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eulogy
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praise
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hypochondriac
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a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses
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legion
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in large numbers
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officious
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domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
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posthumous
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after death
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rigor
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thoroughness
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totter
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walk unsteadily
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