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72 Cards in this Set
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acerbic
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having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting
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aggrandize
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to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige
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alchemy
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a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold
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amenable
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agreeable; responsive to suggestion
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anachronism
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something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
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astringent
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having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue
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contiguous
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sharing a border; touching; adjacent
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convention
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a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
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credulous
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tending to believe too readily; gullible
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cynicism
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an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
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decorum
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polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
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derision
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scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment
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desiccate
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to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
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dilettante
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one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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disparage
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to slight or belittle
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divulge
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to disclose something secret
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fawn
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to flatter or praise excessively
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flout
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to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention
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garrulous
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pointlessly talkative; talking too much
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glib
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marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
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hubris
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overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance
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imminent
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about to happen; impending
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immutable
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not capable of change
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impetuous
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hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
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indifferent
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having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice
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inimical
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damaging; harmful; injurious
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intractable
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not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
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intrepid
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steadfast and courageous
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laconic
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using few words; terse
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maverick
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an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
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mercurial
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characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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mollify
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to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity
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neophyte
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a recent convert; a beginner; novice
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obfuscate
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to deliberately obscure; to make confusing
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obstinate
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stubborn; hard-headed; uncompromising
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ostentatious
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characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy
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pervade
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to permeate throughout
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phlegmatic
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calm; sluggish; unemotional
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plethora
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an overabundance; a surplus
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pragmatic
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practical rather than idealistic
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presumptuous
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overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties
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pristine
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pure; uncorrupted; clean
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probity
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adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
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proclivity
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a natural predisposition or inclination
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profligate
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excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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propensity
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a natural inclination or tendency; penchant
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prosaic
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dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
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pungent
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characterized by a stong, sharp smell or taste
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quixotic
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foolishly impractical; maked by lofty romantic ideals
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quotidian
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occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
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rarefy
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to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
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recondite
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hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
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refulgent
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radiant; shiny; brilliant
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renege
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to fail to honor a cmmitment; to go back on a promise
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sedulous
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dilignet; persistent; hard-working
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shard
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a piece of broken pottery or glass
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soporific
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causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
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sparse
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thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals
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spendthrift
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one who spends money wastefully
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subtle
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not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern
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tacit
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implied; not explicitly stated
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terse
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brief and concise in wording
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tout
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to publicly praise or promote
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trenchant
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sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
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unfeigned
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genuine; not false or hypocritical
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untenable
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indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
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vacillate
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to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another
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variegated
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multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
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vexation
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annoyance; irritation
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vigilant
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alertly watchful
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vituperate
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to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or consure severely or abusively; to berate
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volatile
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readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive
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