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60 Cards in this Set
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cacophony
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unpleasant noise; use of jarring sounds
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torpor
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lack of energy; dormancy; numbness
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vim
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exuberance
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invective
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abusive language
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polemic
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passionate argument; passionate critic
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engender
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create or arise; having offspring
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palliate
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mitigate; partially excuse; alleviate
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vex
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annoy somebody; agitate; confound
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stolid
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impassive
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erudite
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very knowledgeable through study
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ignoble
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dishonorable; not of the nobility
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lachrymose
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crying; sad
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perspicacious
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perceptive; wise; insightful
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sanguine
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confident; ruddy; blood-red
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inimical
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not favorable; hostile
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surly
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bad tempered
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glib
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slick; superficial; causal and relaxed
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lucid
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easily understood; shining; rational
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endemic
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characteristic of area
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florid
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of ruddy complexion; ornate in word and style; healthy
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inchoate
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just beginning; imperfectly formed; chaotic
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voluble
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talking a great deal; twining
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reticent
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reserved
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turgid
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pompous and overcomplicated; swollen
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latent
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hidden; dormant; present but unexpressed
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tawdry
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gaudy and poor quality; mean-spirited
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hoary
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overused; white with age;
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unconscionable
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morally unacceptable; unreasonable
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monastic
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reclusive or austere
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foment
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cause trouble
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mitigate
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partly excuse a crime; lessen something
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aggrandize
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enlarge or extend something; improve status of something
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prodigal
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extravagantly wasteful; producing generous amounts
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furtive
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secretive; shifty
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irascible
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quick tempered; showing anger
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disparate
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very different
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satiate
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gratify desire; glut somebody
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prevaricate
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get out of telling the truth
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burnish
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polish something; make something shiny
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slake
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satisfy need; quench
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pathogenic
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causing disease
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diaphanous
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transparent; insubstantial
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trenchant
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incisive; energetic; direct
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salubrious
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good for the health; healthy
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taciturn
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silent by nature; reserved
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obdurate
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stubborn; hard-hearted; inflexible
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quiescent
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inactive; sluggish
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sardonic
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disdainfully mocking; sarcastic
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specious
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apparently true but actually false; deceptively attractive; false
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cosset
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give excessive care; cherish
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lampoon
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ridicule
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ossify
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harden into bone; become inflexible; fix
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cupidity
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greed
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intrepidity
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undaunted
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largess
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generosity; liberality
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penury
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poverty; destitution
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multifarious
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diverse; varied
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maudlin
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sentimental; mawkish
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garrulous
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talking too much; wordy
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noisome
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foul; dangerous
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