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150 Cards in this Set
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rejoinder
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an answer to a reply, a witty response
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inflection
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a change in the form of a word
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succinct
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clear and price; using few words
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cognate
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a word related to another word in a different language
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phonology
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the sound system of a language
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syntax
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how words are arranged
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rhetoric
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the study of using language effectively
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paradigm
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a model for a way of viewing things
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orthography
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the study of a languages writing/spelling system
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philology
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study of the history of language
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perfidious
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treacherous
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disingenuous
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not telling the whole truth
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belie
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to misrepresent, depict falsely
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nefarious
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infamous
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clandestine
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done in secret
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dissemble
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to hide one's feelings or motives behind a false appearence
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forthright
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direct, honest
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scrupulous
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conscientious, exact, strict principles
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spurious
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fake, not authentic
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probity
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complete and confirmed integrity, uprightness
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extant
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still in existence
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transience
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brief existence
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hiatus
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gap in space, time or continuity
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irrevocable
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irreversible
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millennium
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one thousand years
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eon
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longest division of geologic time
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inure
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accustom to hardship
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perpetuity
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an eternity
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concomitant
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occurrring simultaneously
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pristine
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unspoiled
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irony
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use of words conveying the opposite of the literal meaning
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satirical
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humorously critical, using sarcasm
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railery
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good natured teasing
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regale
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to entertain
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farce
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an exaggerated comic play
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levity
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a light and humorous manner
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buffoon
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a clown or jester
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parody
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a comic imitation that exaggerates
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lampoon
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a written piece that pokes fun or ridicules
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jocular
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a joking manner
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fathom
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to comprehend
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impervious
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incapable of being affected
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impenetrable
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impossible to break through
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nebulous
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cloudy, hazy
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arcane
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mysterious
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educe
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to draw out
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manifest
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to show or demonstrate plainly, to reveal
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limpid
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calm and serene
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adumbate
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to describe vaguely
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covert
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hidden/concealed
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adjunct
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attached in a subordinate position
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transcend
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to surpass
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amalgamate
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to unite
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synergy
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the interaction of merged forces
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diffuse
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widely spread or scattered
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contiguous
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adjacent
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diverge
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to branch out
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conclave
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a secret meeting
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parity
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equality
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compatriot
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a colleague
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rebuttal
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disproving an argument
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definitive
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authoritative and complete
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presuppose
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to assume beforehand
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dialectic
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the exchange of opposing logical arguments
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empirical
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relying on observation
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rationalize
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to explain away with self satisfying but wrong reasons
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repudiate
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to regect the validity of
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axiomatic
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self evident
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verifiable
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provable
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tenuous
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flimsy
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bedlam
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noisy confusion
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titanic
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enormous
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mesmerize
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to enthrall
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bowdlerize
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to abridge and simplify a work
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maudlin
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overly sentimental
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draconian
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very severe
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martinet
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a rigid diciplinarian
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chavinism
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a prejudiced belief in the superiority of ones group
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silhouette
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outline against a dark background
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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laconic
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short and impatient speech
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peremptory
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not allowing refusal
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polemic
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a controversial argument
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vivacious
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lively
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vociferous
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offensibely loud or forceful
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exalt
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to glorify or praise
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exhort
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to appeal strongly
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garrulous
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wordy and rambling
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gist
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the essene or central idea
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histrionic
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excessively dramatic
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pestilence
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a usually fatal epidemic disease
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prostrate
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to reduce to weakness
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salubrious
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favorable to good health
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scourge
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a cause of great devastation
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unscathed
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completely uninjured
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atrophy
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to wither away
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debilitate
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to sap the energy of
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livid
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black and blue, mad
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moribund
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about to die
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noxious
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poisonous
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irresolute
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undecided, wavering
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obdurate
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hard hearted
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obsequious
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eager to serve or win favor of, fawning
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pertinacity
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stubborness
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stoic
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unaffected by feelings
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audacious
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daring, fearless
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contumacy
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a stubborn rebelliousnes
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dour
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marked by harshness, sterness
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éclat
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brilliant success
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indefatigable
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tireless
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myriad
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a large but undetermined number
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parsimony
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extreme stinginess
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prodigal
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wastefully extravagant
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replete
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plentiful, abounding
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voluminous
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having great volume, size or number
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austere
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severe or stern
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avarice
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extreme greed
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florid
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flushed with rosy color
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insatiable
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impossible to satisfy
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inundate
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to overwhelm
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iniquity
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wickedness
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redress
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to right a wrong
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reprehensible
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deserving of blame
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restitution
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compensation for a loss
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vindicate
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to clear of blame
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abscond
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to leave quickly and secretly, often to avoid arrest
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bilk
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to swindle money
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clemency
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mercy
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contrite
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regretful
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impute
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to attribute the fault or responsibility to
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equivocate
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to use evasive language, to mislead
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paradox
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something with contradictory aspects
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patent
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obvious; plain
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perspicacity
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sharpness and acuteness of understanding
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rudimentary
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elementary; basic
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adduce
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to cite an example or means of proof in an argument
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confound
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to mix up
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construe
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to intepret
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conundrum
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a self-contradictory problemor dilemma
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cryptic
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having hidden meaning
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mundane
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commonplace
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outlandish
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strikingly bizarre
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paragon
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model of perfection
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ubiquitous
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seeming to be everywhere
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unwonted
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not habitual or ordinary; unusual
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anomaly
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something departing from normal form
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eccentricity
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staying from what is conventional
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endemic
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common in or uique to a certain location or population
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incongruous
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lacking in harmony
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abberant
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deviating from the expected course
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