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25 Cards in this Set
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jargon
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nonsensical, incoherent, or meaningless talk.
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fallacious
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tending to mislead. deceptive.
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ubiquitous
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being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
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lassitude
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a state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness.
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elegiac
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involving elegy or mourning or expressing sorrow for that which is irrecoverably past.
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virtuoso
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musician with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
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auspicious
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prosperous
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ambivalent
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mixture of opposite feelings or attitudes
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calumny
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slander
a false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputations |
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clement
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lenient or merciful.
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miasma
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noxious atmosphere or influence(bad influence)
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execrable
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extremely inferior, very bad.
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vindictive
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disposed to seek revenge. revengeful
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ingenuous
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lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness..artless
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compunction
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a strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt.
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untrammeled
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not limited or restricted. unrestrained.
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pithy
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precisely meaningful. forceful and brief
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foist
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to pass off as genuine, valuable, or worthy
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hiatus
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a gap or interruption in space, time or continuity. a break
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eclectic
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made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources
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lithe
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readily bent, supple.
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sultry
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very humid and hot.
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salacious
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appealing to or stimulated sexual desire. lustful
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vouchsafe
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to condescend to grant or bestow.
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spurious
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lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin. not genuine. false.
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