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20 Cards in this Set
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Virulent (adj)
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Actively poisonous; intensely noxious, hateful or spiteful; actively violent.
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Contemptuous (adj)
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Showing disdain; insulting or scornful.
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Enigma (n)
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One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable.
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Labyrinth (n)
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A maze, or something similar.
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Lucid (adj)
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Easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible.
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Repudiate (v)
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To reject with disapproval or condemnation; to cast off or disown.
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Superficial (adj)
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Concerned with or comprehending only what is on the surface or obvious.
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Primordial (adj)
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Constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary.
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Mellifluous (adj)
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Sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding.
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Provincial (adj)
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Limited in perspective; narrow and self-centered.
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Contrite (adj)
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Filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent.
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Incessant (adj)
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Continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending.
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Pious (adj)
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Having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
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Sanctimonious (adj)
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Making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.
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Diverse (adj)
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Of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike.
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Desiccate (v)
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To make dry, dull, or lifeless.
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Loquacious (adj)
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Talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous.
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Maudlin (adj)
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Tearful; weakly emotional, wallowing in self pity; etc.
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Farcical (adj)
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Ridiculously clumsy; ludicrous; absurd.
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Vibrant (adj)
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Pulsating with vigor and energy; lively.
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