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66 Cards in this Set
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acquiesce
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to comply with
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness or willingness
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anomaly
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deviation from the norm
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appease
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to pacify; to concede to a beligerant demand in order to bring about peace
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ascetic
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one who ascribes to self-denial, esp. for religious beliefs
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banal
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commonplace; trite
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bane
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any cause of ruin, desruction, or woe
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censure
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severe criticism, scolding, or fault-finding
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chagrin
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irritation marked by disappointment or humiliation
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chicanery
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trickery or deception, usually used to gain an advantage or evade
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choleric
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tempermental; hotheaded; irascible
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churlish
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peasantlike or rustic; crude, crass, or vulgar
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cipher
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nothing, zero, or null
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circumspect
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cautious; wary; watchful; leery
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countervail
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to use equal force against
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credulous
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believing easiy; gullible; ingenuous
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curmudgeon
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a person with rude, irascible attitude
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demagogue
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a political agitator and charismatic orator who appeals to emotions and prejudice
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deprecate
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to express disapproval of
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dubious
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question; of doubtful quality or propreity
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enigma
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a mystery or puzzle; a perlexing or baffling situation, occurence, or person
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ephermeral
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lasting only short time; short-lived
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epitaph
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an inscription on a monument in memory of dead person
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erudite
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scholarly
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eschew
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to avoid or abstain from
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expedient
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suitable for a particular purpose; practicable; fitting for one's advantage or interest
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extricate
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to free or release from entanglement or engagement
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facetious
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frivolously comical; funny; witty; amusing
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halcyon
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calm; peaceful; serene
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harangue
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a lengthy speech, esp. a vehement, bombastic, or chastising
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harbinger
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anything that foreshadows a future event; omen
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hiatus
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a pause or break in a sequence; opening; aperture; gap; chasm
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hyperbole
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an obvious exaggeration, intentionally used for emphasis and not to be taken literally
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idyllic
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charmingly simple and carefree
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impertinent
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inappropriate under the circumstances; illmannered; rude; insolent
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indigent
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poor; destitute; impoverished
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inexorable
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relentless; unyielding; merciless
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interloper
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intruder or trespasser; one who intrudes into the private affair of others
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irresolute
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unable to decide
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laudable
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praiseworthy; commendable
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loquacious
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talkative; chatty
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magnanimous
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noble or elevated in mind; generous
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misanthrope
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a person who hates or distrusts humankind
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mundane
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of or pertaining to the world or to earthly concerns; banal; prosaic; quotidium
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nebulous
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vague and indistinct, without definite form; cloudy or hazy
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obfuscate
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to confuse, muddle, or bewilder
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panacea
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cure-all; universal remedy
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pander
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to cater to the base desires of others
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paradigm
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a model; standard; archetype
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pariah
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outcast
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patronize
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to treat condescendingly; talk down to
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phlegmatic
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sluggish; indifferent; unemotional
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plethora
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overabundance; excess
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propensity
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natural tendency, inclination, or bent
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proseytize
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to conver (or attempt to convert) another to a belief system, ideology, or sect
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pundit
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an expert of authority
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quintessence
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the pure and concentrated essence of substance
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recalcitrant
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unruly; resistant or authority; disobedient; rebellious
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renege
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to go back on one's promise or word; to deny or renounce
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salient
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prominent or conspicuous; notable or significant
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sanction
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to authoritatively or officially aprove, authorize, permit, support
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supercilious
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disdainful in a haughty and arrogant way
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superfluous
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adding nothing necessary or important; excess; unnecessary
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umbrage
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anger; resentment; sense of having been maligned or insulted
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venerate
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to treat reverantly; revere; respect and admire greatly
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wanton
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without regard for what is morally right; reckless; unjustifiable
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