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60 Cards in this Set
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vitiate
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to make something ineffective
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jejune
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boring; childish; without proper nourishment
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morose
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gloomy
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temerity
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boldness
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mawkish
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sentimental; bland or unpleasant
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malediction
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curse
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meritorious
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show merit
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effulgent
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brightness
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dilate
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expand or make expand
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enmity
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hostility
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cadescent
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bright
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diluvial
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relating to flood in bible
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epicurean
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devoted to sensual pleasure
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vidicitive
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vengeful; spiteful; meant to punish
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pique
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bad mood
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elucidate
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explain something
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stride
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to walk with long regular steps
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obstreperous
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noisy; unruly
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moribund
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obsolescent; dying; stagnant
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saturnine
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melancholy; caused by lead poisoning
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ebullient
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lively and enthusiastic; boiling
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finicky
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fussy; too detailed
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vituperative
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outburst of abuse; act of vituperating
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laudatory
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expressing praise
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syncopated
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modify rhythm by accenting a weak beat
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restive
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uneasy; impatient; obstinate;
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disseminate
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spread
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fecundity
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ability to produce offspring; creative productivity
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inundate
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overwhelm; flood
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blanch
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turn pale; remove or lose color
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obsequious
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too eager to please or obey
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haughty
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condescending
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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ineluctable
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unavoidable
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modality
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proposition of necessary or possibility; treatment
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verbatim
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using identical words
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expurgate
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edit something by removing offensive parts
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apt
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very appropriate; likely; quick to learn
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penance
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self-punishment for committing sin
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quixotic
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romantic; impractical impulsive
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pedantic
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too concerned with formal rules and details
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dyspeptic
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having indigestion; bad-tempered
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sacristy
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room for sacred objects
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eminent
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of high standing; clear; high
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prolix
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wordy
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recalcitrant
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resisting control; hard to do or handle
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obstinate
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stubborn; refusing to change; difficult to control
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pithy
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brief and to the point; of pith
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dispassionate
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calmly objective
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conspicious
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easily visible; attraction attention
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partisan
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biased supporter; resistant fighter
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abet
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help somebody
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deter
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restrain from taking action
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bawdy
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ribald; course; vulgar
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superfluous
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more than necessary; inessential; extravagant
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ethereal
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exquisite; airy; heavenly; of ehter
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tentative
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uncertain; rough or provisional
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cognizant
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knowing about something; aware; mindful
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euphony
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pleasant sound
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chicanery
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cheating or deception
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