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100 Cards in this Set
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abstemious
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moderate, sparing
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censurable
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deserving of blame or correction
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contingent
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possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions
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corroborate
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to confirm, make more certain
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denizen
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a resident; one who frequents a place
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discursive
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passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another
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disseminate
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to scatter or spread widely
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dowdy
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poorly dresses; lacking good taste
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florid
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highly colored, showy
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foist
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to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine
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gauche
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awkward, lacking in social graces
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heresy
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an opinion different from accepted belief
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inculcate
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to impress on the mind by repetition
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palpable
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capable of being touched or felt
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perceptive
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having sympathetic insight or understanding
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pernicious
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extremely hamrful; deadly
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salient
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standing out, prominent
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satiate
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to satisy completely
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sear
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to char the surface of
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specious
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deceptive, apparently good
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absolve
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to clear from blame
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caricature
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a representation in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated
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clangor
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a loud ringing sound
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contiguous
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side by side, touching
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cupidity
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an eager desire for something
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deleterious
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harmful, injurious
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enhance
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to raise to a higher degree
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enthrall
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to captivate, charm
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extenuate
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to lessen the seriousness of an offense
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implicit
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implied though unexpressed
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incisive
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sharp, keen
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ostentatious
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marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
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paragon
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a model of excellence
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paraphrase
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to restate in other words
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politic
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prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed
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prosaic
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dull, lacking in distinction and originality
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redundant
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extra, excess ; repetitive
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sanctimonious
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making a show of virtue or righteousness
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scintillating
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sparkling, exceptionally brilliant, stimulating
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winsome
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charming, attractive, pleasing
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abet
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to encourage, assist, aid
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aver
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to affirm, declare
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blatant
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obvious or conspicuous
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broach
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to bring up or begin to talk about
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buttress
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to support, strengthen
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carousal
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noisy revelry or merrymaking
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collate
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to arrange in order from some purpose
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connoisseur
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an expert
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disconsolate
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deeply unhappy or dejected
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encumber
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to weigh down or burden
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foment
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to promote trouble
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grisly
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frightful, horrible, ghastly
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herculean
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characterized by great strength
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impassive
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showing no feeling or emotion
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inauspicious
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unfavorable, unlucky
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incontrovertible
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unquestionable, beyond dispute
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nonplussed
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puzzled
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opportune
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occurring at an appropriate time
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prolific
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abundant, profuse
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rejoinder
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a reply to a reply
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amenable
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willing to follow advice or authority
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berate
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to scold sharply
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carnage
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large-scale slaughter
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credulous
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too ready to believe
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criterion
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a rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation
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deplete
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to diminish greatly
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expatiate
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to expand on
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extraneous
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foreign; irrelevant
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inception
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the beginning, start
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infirmity
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a weakness or ailment
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jejune
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lacking in nutritive value, juvenile
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obdurate
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stubborn, unyielding
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potpourri
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a collection of diverse items
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precocious
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showing unusually early development
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sadistic
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delighting in cruelty
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sententious
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self-righteous, characterized by moralizing
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supplicate
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to beg earnestly
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surfeit
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an excess or overindulgence
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tortuous
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winding, twisted, crooked
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turgid
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swollen, bloated
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adamant
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firm in purpose or opinion
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brouhaha
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a confused hodgepodge of sounds
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bulwark
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a strong defense or protection
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choleric
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easily made angry
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cloy
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to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much sweets
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curtail
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to cut short
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deference
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great respect marked by submission
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definitive
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conclusive, final
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demeanor
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the way a person behaves
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enigmatic
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puzzling, perplexing
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impromptu
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without preparation
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mawkish
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excessively sentimental
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mollify
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to soften, make gentle; to calm
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onus
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something that is burdensome
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presentiment
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a vague sense of approaching misfortune
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profligate
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given over to self-indulgence
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remit
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to send or hand in (w/ money)
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requisite
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needed, necessary
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sartorial
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pertaining to a tailor for men
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thwart
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to prevent, frustrate
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