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65 Cards in this Set
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Impassive
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without feeling or emotion
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inadvertent
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not done on purpose
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imminent
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about to occur
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incisive
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keen; penetrating
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immaterial
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insignificant; unimportant
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incongruous
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inappropriate; out of place
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immutable
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never changing
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heretic
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one who rejects church doctrine
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incontrovertible
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not able to be disputed or denied
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incipient
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in an early stage
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hyperbole
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an exaggerated statement
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implausible
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not having appearance of truth or reason
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impartial
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fair; showing no favoritism
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hypocritical
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insincere
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imperturbable
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not easily excited or disturbed
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pragmatic
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practical; utilitarian; more useful than theoretical
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precocious
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early or prematurely developed
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prestigious
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influential, honored
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procrastinate
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to delay
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profane
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not holy or reverent
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profusion
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abundance; great amount; extravagance
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prodigious
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enormous; extraordinary in size
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pretentious
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showy; self important; boastful
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preclude
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to make impossible; to prevent
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ponderous
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very heavy; bulky
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opulent
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wealthy
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overt
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obvious
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painstaking
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meticulous
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pariah
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outcast
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parsimonious
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stingy
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partisan
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supporter
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paucity
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poverty
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peerless
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superior
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perceptive
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sensitive
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perfidy
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treachery
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labyrinth
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a complicated arrangement
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jargon
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specialized vocab for a particular group
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lampoon
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a strong, satirical writing
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lassitude
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weariness
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irrefutable
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cannot be disproved
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irrelevant
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inapplicable
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lackluster
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lacking vitality or enthusiasm
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kindle
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to ignite
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laconic
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brief, terse
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juducious
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wise; prudent
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latent
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unnoticeable
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laudable
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praise worthy
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lethargic
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sluggish
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levity
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lightness of weight
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listless
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uninterested
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lucid
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bright; easily understood; clear
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malicious
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bully; intentionally mischevious or harmful
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marred
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broken, disables, disfigured
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meager
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small amount, poor quantity
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meandering
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wandering; rambling
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peripheral
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belonging to
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peruse
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to read carefully or thuroghly; observe
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philistine
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uncivilized
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piety
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devotion to religious duties & practices
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pique
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annoyance; prickly
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placate
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to appease
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placid
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calm; peaceful
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plagiarize
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to copy w/o crediting any1 else
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platitude
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dull; insipid
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pompous
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stately; arrogant
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