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65 Cards in this Set
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extemporaneous
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adj; imporvised; done without preparation
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catalyst
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noun; a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change
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cacophony
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noun; harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
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facetious
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adj; playful; humorous
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castigation
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noun; severe criticism or punushment
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bombast/bombastic
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noun/adjective: self-evident or pompous writing or speech; pompous;grandiloquent.
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bucolic
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adjective; rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
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capricious
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adjective; inclined to change one's mind implusively; erratic; unpredictable
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burgeon
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verb; to grow rapidly; to flourish
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canon
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noun; an established set of principles or code of laws, oftern religious in nature
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canonical
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adjective; following or in agreement with orthodox requirements
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complaisance
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noun; the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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caustic
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adjective; burning or stinging; causing corrosion
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chary
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adjective; wary; cautious
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cynicism
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noun; an attitude or quality of belief that all people are otivated by selfishness
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censure
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verb; to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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cogent
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adj; appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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chicanery
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noun; trickery or subterfuge
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culpable
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adj; deserving blame
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contrite
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adj; regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
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contentious
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adj; argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
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connoisseur
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noun; an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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convention
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noun; a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
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credulous
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adj; tending to believe too readily; gullible
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convoluted
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adj; complex or complicated
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dearth
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noun; smallness of quanitity or number;, scarcity; a lack
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ebullience
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noun; the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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demur
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verb; to question or oppose
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decorum
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noun; polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
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derision
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noun; scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment
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diatribe
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noun; a harsh dununciation
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desiccate
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verb; to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
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dilettante
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noun; one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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didactic
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adj; intended to teach or instruct
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disabuse
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verb; to undeceive; to set right
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dogmatic
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adj; stubbornly opinionated
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discretion
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noun; cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
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fallacy
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noun; an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
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discordant
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adj; conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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disparage
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verb; to slight or belittle
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disinterested
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adj; indifferent; free from self-interest
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dissemble
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verb; to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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disparate
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adj; fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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divulge
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verb; to disclose something secret
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eccentric
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adj; departing from norms or conventions
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emollient
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adj; soothing, expecially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying
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effrontery
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noun; extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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eclectic
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adj; composed of elements drawn from various sources
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eloquent
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adj; well-spoken; expressive; articulate
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elegy
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noun; a mournful poem, expecially one lamenting the dead
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empirical
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adj; based on observation or experiment
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endemic
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adj; characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
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ennui
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noun; dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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enervate
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verb; to weaken, to reduce in vitality
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enigmatic
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adj; mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
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esoteric
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adj; intended for or understood by a small, specific group
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erudite
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adj; very learned; scholarly
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ephemeral
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adj: brief; fleeting
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equivocate
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verb; to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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exacerbate
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verb; to make worse or more severe
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exonerate
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verb; to remove blame
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eulogy
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noun; speech honoring the dead
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evanescent
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adj; tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
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exigent
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adj; urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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exculpate
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verb; exonerate; to clear of blame
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