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130 Cards in this Set
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Acrimony
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noun-----words filled with anger
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Apathy
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lack of interest
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arbitrary
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adj....selected by random choice
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arcane
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adj---secret
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assiduous
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adj---hard working
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auspicious
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adj---taking place under promising conditions
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averse
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adj-----feeling repelled
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blight
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noun---decay, disease
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censure
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v----to critize
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circumscribe
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v---draw a line around
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circumspect
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adj--cautious
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complacent
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adj--self satisfied
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consonance
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n---harmony
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contrite
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adj----sorry
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convivial
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adj---sociable
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cupidity
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noun----greed
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deplore
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v---regret
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deprecate
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v-disapprove
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desultory
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adj---lacking a plan
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discerning
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adj----insightful
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discord
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noun----disagreement
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distentended
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adj---swollen
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doleful
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adj----sad
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effervescence
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noun---being full of life
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eloquence
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n--powerful speech
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emulate
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v-imitate
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endemic
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adj----native to a particular region
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enervate
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v----sap the strength
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ephemeral
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adj---temporary
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esoteric
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adj--understood by a select few
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expunge
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v-erase
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expurgate
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v--to remove offensive words.
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extemporaneous
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adj--done with out planning
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fallacious
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adj---false
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fastidious
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adj--difficult to please
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flaccid
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adj----soft
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flagrant
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adj---openly evil
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flippancy
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noun---treating a serious situation with humor
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fulminate
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v--to explode
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furtive
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adj---sneaky
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garish
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adj--flashy
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garrulous
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adj---very talkative
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gregarious
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adj--sociable
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hackneyed
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adj---unoriginal
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harangue
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noun---a long speech
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hardy
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adj--bold
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hedge
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v--to avoid a clear answer
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imbue
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v--to fill with a strong dye or feeling
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impetuous
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adj---making quick decisions
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impudence
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n-----rudeness
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inchoate
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adj--not fully developed
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incredulous
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adj---unwilling to believe
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indolent
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adj----lazy
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inert
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adj--without motion
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ingenuous
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adj---naive
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inscrutable
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adj---mysterious
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insolvent
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adj---unable to pay bills
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intractable
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adj---stubborn
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irreverent
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adj--disrespectful
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jaundice
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n---yellow color or envy
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jaunty
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adj--perky
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jettison
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v--to throw overboard
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jocular
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adj--joking
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judicious
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adj---wise
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laconic
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adj--quiet,
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languish
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v-----lose energy
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latent
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adj---existing but inactive
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levity
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lightness--n
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lionize
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v---to put someone onto a pedestal
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listless
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adj--tired
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loath
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adj----reluctant
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loquacious
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adj---talkative
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malefactor
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n---a person who hurts others
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malign
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v---to say evil things about
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malleable
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adj-------able to be shaped by forces
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marred
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adj-----spoiled
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mellifluous
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adj---smooth
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mollify
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v---lessen anger
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morose
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adj----depressed
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myriad
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adj----many
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novelty
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n----something new
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nuance
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n------slight degree
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objurgate
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v-scold
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obsequious
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adj---subservient
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obstinate
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adj-stubborn
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obtuse
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adj--unintelligent
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obviate
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v---eliminate the need for something
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onerous
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adj---burdensome
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opaque
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adj---too dark or thick to pass through
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parity
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noun---equality
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parsimony
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n---stinginess
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pecuniary
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adj---financial
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penchant
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n--attraction
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penury
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n---poverty
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pernicious
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adj---destructive
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perspicacity
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noun----mental sharpness
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petulance
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n---grouchiness
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phlegmatic
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adj----calm
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pithy
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adj---to the point
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platitude
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noun----dull statement
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portent
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n--warning sign
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potent
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adj----powerful
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precarious
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adj----risky
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preclude
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v----prevent
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predilection
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n----a preference for something
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prodigal
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adj----wasteful with money
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prodigious
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adj----very large
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protract
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v---extend in time
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prudent
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adj----wise
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puerile
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adj----childish
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quandary
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n---a state of confusion
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querulous
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adj---constantly complaing
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redolent
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adj-----strongly scented
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relegate
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v--to reduce to a lesser position
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repudiate
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v---disown
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reticent
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adj----quiet
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rotund
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round---adj
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salubrious
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adj---promoting health
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sanguine
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adj---optimistic
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sardonic
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adj----cynical
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scanty
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adj--small in quantity
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scrupulous
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adj---very thorough
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sectarian
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adj---limited to the believes of a small group
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sefitious
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adj---trying to stir up revolt against an authority figure
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sententious
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adj---short and to the point
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slough
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v---to discard
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sonorous
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adj---loud
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specious
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adj-- having a false appearance
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sporadic
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adj----occurring infrequently and without predictability
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spurious
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adj---false
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