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49 Cards in this Set
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obdurate
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stubborn; hardened in feeling, resistant to persuasion
-intransigent, recalcitrant, tenacious |
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obsequious
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overly-submissive and eager to please
- deferential, subservient, servile |
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obviate
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to make unnecessary; prevent
- forestall, preclude |
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occlude
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to shut; to block
-barricade |
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officious
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too helpful; meddlesome
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onerous
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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
- arduous, exacting, formidable, laborious, taxing |
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
-discredit, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, obloquy |
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ostentation
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excessive showiness
- conspicuousness, pretentiousness |
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oscillate
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to move back and forth
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
-apotheosis, quintessence |
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paradox
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a contradiction or dilemma
-incongruity |
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partisan
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one-sided; committed to a party, group, or cause
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pathological
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departing from normal condition
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paucity
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scarcity
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pedantic
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an excessive display of learning
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penchant
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inclination
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penury
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extreme poverty
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perennial
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present throughout the years, persistant
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perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust, disloyal
-faithless, treacherous |
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perfunctory
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done ina routine way, indifferent
-apathetic, automatic, superficial |
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permeate
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penetrate
-infuse, imbue, suffuse, pervade |
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pervasive
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spread throughout every part
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phillanthropy
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charity, a desire or effort to promote goodness
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phlegmatic
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calm and unemotional in temperament
-apathetic, impassive |
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placate
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to soothe or pacify
-appease, conciliate, mollify |
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piety
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devoutness
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placid
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calm
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plastic
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able to be molded,altered or bent
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plethora
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excess
-guit, superfluity, surfeit |
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pragmatic
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practical as opposed to idealistic
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precipitate
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
-headlong, impetuous, ill-considered, |
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prevaricate
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to lie or deviate from the truth
- perjure, equivocate |
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pristine
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fresh and clean, uncorrupted
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probity
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complete honesty and integrity
-rectitude, uprightness |
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proclivity
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a natural inclination or predisposition
- penchant, partiality, predilection, predisposition, propensity |
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platitude
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stale, overused expression
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plummet
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to fall, plunge
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precarious
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uncertain
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precursor
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forerunner; predecessor
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presumptuous
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rude; improperly bold
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problematic
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posing a problem; doubtful, unsettled
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prodigal
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wasteful; extravagant; lavish
- spendthrift, profligate |
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proliferate
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to increase in number quickly
-breed, propagate, spawn |
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propensity
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inclination, tendency
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propitiate
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conciliate, to appease
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propriety
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acting in a proper manner, obeying rules and customs
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proscribe
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to condemn, forbid, outlaw
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prudence
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wisdom, caution or restraint
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pungent
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sharp and irritating to the senses
-piquant, poignant, acrid, caustic, stinging |
