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16 Cards in this Set
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avidity
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noun - enthusiasm
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credence
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noun - faith or belief placed in something
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doctrine
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noun - a thing or things taught, especially any one of a set of religious or political beliefs, or such a set of beliefs
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exotic
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adj - interestingly different or strange, especially colourful and rich, and suggestive of a distant land
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flamboyant
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adj - colourful, exuberant, and showy
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indigent
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adj - very poor; needy
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innocuous
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adj - harmless; inoffensive
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miscreant
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noun - a malicious person; a villain or scoundrel
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onerous
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adj - heavy; difficult to do or bear; oppressive
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onus
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noun - a responsibility or burden
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procrastination
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noun - putting off doing something that should be done straight away
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prolific
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adj - 1 abundant in growth; producing plentiful fruit or offspring. 2 said of a writer, artist, etc: constantly producing new work
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reprehensible
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adj - deserving blame or criticism
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sentimental
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adj - readily feeling, indulging in or expressing tender emotions
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sophisticated
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adj - having or displaying a broad knowledge and experience of the world and its culture
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tentative
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adj - 1 not finalized or completed; provisional. 2 uncertain; hesitant; cautious
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