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49 Cards in this Set
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sagacious
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having a keen sense of perception; wise or discerning
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debonair
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gentle; courteous; charming; of good upbringing.
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defunct
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having ceased to exist or live
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facilitate
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to assist or make easier
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obstinate
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sticking to an opinion or course of action despite reason; stubborn
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virtuoso
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one who is a master in the art of something
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cantankerous
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ill-natured and quarrelsome
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malleable
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bendable or able to be formed by pressure
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macabre
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having death as the subject; dwelling on the grotesque
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acumen
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keeness of insight; quickness and accuracy of judgement
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insidious
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alluring but harmful, attempting to work evil in a stealthy manner
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sedition
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conduct or language inciting rebellion against authority
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tenacity
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the condition or quality of persistence
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juxtapose
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to place side by dside for comparison or effect
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jocular
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inclined to joking; meant in jest
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ostentatious
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showy, boastful, attempting to impress
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nefarious
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extremely wicked or infamous; evil
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coalesce
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to grow together or come together as a whole
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austere
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harsh, strict, or severe in discipline
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euphoria
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happy feeling, strong feeling of bell-being, elation.
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dearth
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shortage, scarcity
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tyranny
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a government where absolute power is vested in a single controlling person
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oblivious
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unaware, unnoticing
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provincial
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narrow-minded, unsophisticated, rustic
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precarious
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unstable, uncertain, dangerous
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servile
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overly submissive, without strong will, like a servant
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capricious
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fickle, unpredictable, whimsical
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corroborate
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to confirm or to substantiate
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acquiesce
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to agree or consent to an opinion
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augment
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to increase or add to; make larger
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caustic
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burning; sarcastic; harsh
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depravity
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moral corruption; badness
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avert
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to prevent, turn away, to avoid
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altruistic
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showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
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divisive
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causing dissent, discord
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expunge
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to obliterate, eradicate. to erase or strike out
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hegemony
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domination over others
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heinous
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wicked, repugnant
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mercurial
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tempermental, quick to change
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quixotic
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idealistic without regard to practicality
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serendipity
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good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
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viscous
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syrupy, resistant to free flowing
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grandiose
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unnecessary or feigned greatness of scope or intent
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incendiary
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causing or capable of causing fire. inflammatory, causing action or rebellion
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blithe
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carefree and lighthearted; lacking or showing a lack of due concern; casual
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ruminate
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to contemplate or reflect on over and over again in the mind
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debunk
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to expose or ridicule the falseness or exxagerated claims of a source
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elucidate
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to clarify, explain; to make more comprehensible
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obtuse
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lacking sharpness of intellect. blunt (as in an object)
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