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60 Cards in this Set
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recondite
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obscure; abstruse; complex; esoteric
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genial
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kind; mild; amiable
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lionize
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glorify; idolize; praise
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denigrate
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defame; disparage and belittle; criticize harshly
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adjudicate
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decide legally; decide about
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candor
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open and sincere in speech
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surreptitious
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secret; stealthy; furtive
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rife
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widespread; common; ubiquitous
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overt
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done without concealment
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uncouth
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uncivilized; rude; coarse
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sedulous
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working persistently; painstaking
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wake
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track in water
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rut
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narrow groove; boring situation
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ennui
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boredom; languor; tedium
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atavistic
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relating to genetic reappearance; uncivilized and instinctive
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edulcorate
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purify
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adumbrate
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sketchily indicate; foreshadow; conceal
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imperious
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arrogant; superior; authoritative
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internecine
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internal; mutually destructive
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provenance
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origin; attribution; derivation
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salient
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noticeable or striking; projecting; jumping
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reify
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treat concept as object
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hyperbole
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a figure of speech in which the expression is an evident exaggeration of the meaning intended to be conveyed
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innuendo
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a remote allusion or reference, usually derogatory to a person or thing not named
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minatory
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threatening or menacing
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genuflect
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to bend the knee in prayer
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asperity
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harshness, roughness of temper
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vagary
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a whim; a wandering of the thoughts
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quorum
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minimum number of people required to hold an official meeting
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impudent
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bold and sassy; marked by disregard for others
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sustain
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to bear; to uphold; to support
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quotidian
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commonplace, ordinary
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repugnant
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hostile; disposed to war; offensive
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abberation
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something not normally expected; a deviation
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canny
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clever and cautious
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ameliorate
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to improve
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brash
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impetuous, aggressively self-assertive, rash
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harrowing
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terrifying, tormenting, causing great discomfort
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ineffable
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indescribable, either because something cannot be expressed verbally, or because its description is limited by social or religious constraints
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ingratiate
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to elicit affect or gain favor through deliberate effort; the person who does this is often (but not always) insincere
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functionary
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one charged with the performance of a position or office
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flax
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a plant fiber used to make linen
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sundry
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various; miscellaneous
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sybarite
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person devoted to luxury and pleasure
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viscous
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adhesive or sticky
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tendentious
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favoring a certain (often unpopular) point of view
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expiation
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atonement, the making of amends
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unfeigned
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genuine, without deception, without hypocrisy
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soliloquy
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a monologue; a discourse made by one alone to one's self
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traduce
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to expose to contempt or shame; to represent as blamable; to calumniate; to vilify; to defame
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skimp
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to save; to be parsimonious or niggardly
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indulge
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to grant free rein, to allow
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provisional
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temporary, providing for a temporary need
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ceremonious
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formal or proper
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unrequited
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not repaid or returned
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vacillate
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to fluctuate in mind or opinion; to be unsteady or inconstant; to waver
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efficacious
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able to produce the intended effect
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emaciate
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to become or to cause to become very thin, as when starving
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sodden
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soaking wet; heavy with moisture
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auspice
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patronage, assistance or protection (often given by a large entity to a smaller one); a sign or omen (as in prophecy)
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