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39 Cards in this Set
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Maelstrom
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A violent or turbulent situation
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Philistines
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A smug, ignorant, especially middle-class person who is regarded as being indifferent or antagonistic to artistic and cultural values
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Paragons
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A model of excellence or perfection of a kind
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Sporadic
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Occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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Sycophant
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A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people.
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kleptomaniac
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An obsessive impulse to steal regardless of economic need.
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novice
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A person new to a field or activity; a beginner
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parsimony
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Unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy or stinginess
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equivocal
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Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous
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categorical
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Being without exception or qualification; absolute
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unwonted
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unusual
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obdurate
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Stubborn in wrongdoing or wickedness
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iridescent
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Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful in effect or appearance
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veracious
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honest
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innocuous
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harmless
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acquiescence
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agreement without protest
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enervating
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To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of
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tonic
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An agent, such as a medication, that restores or increases body tone
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reprimanded
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To reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way
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placate
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appease
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dearth
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A scarce supply
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calumny
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A false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation
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plethora
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an excess
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anomaly
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Deviation or departure from the normal or common order
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clemency
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A disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy
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insurgence
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The action or an instance of rebellion
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perspicacity
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Acuteness of perception, discernment, or understanding
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forbearance
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Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience
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discomfiture
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Frustration or disappointment
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inane
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One that lacks sense or substance
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salubrious
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Conducive or favorable to health or well-being
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fatuous
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unconsciously foolish
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perpetual
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Lasting for eternity
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effervescence
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To emit small bubbles of gas, as a carbonated or fermenting liquid
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enthralling
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To hold spellbound; captivate
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auspicious
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Attended by favorable circumstances
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acerbic
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Sour or bitter tasting
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resilient
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Marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune
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prescience
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Knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight.
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