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25 Cards in this Set
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paucity
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fewness; insufficiency
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autodidact
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one who is self-taught
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fatuous
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inanely foolish; stupid; also, llusory
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complement
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something that fills up or completes
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taciturn
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not inclined to talk
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en masse
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all together; as a whole
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confluence
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a flowing or coming together
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maudlin
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excessively sentimental
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enervate
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to weaken
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recondite
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difficult to understand
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paroxysm
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an outburst; a fit
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copious
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large in quantity; also, affording an abundant supply
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exalt
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to praise, glorify, or honor
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erroneous
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containing or characterized by error
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prescience
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knowledge of events before they take place
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ineluctable
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impossible to avoid or evade
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obdurate
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hardened in feelings or in wrongdoing; unyielding
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banal
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commonplace; trivial
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affable
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easy to speak to; also, gracious
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noisome
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offensive or disgusting; also, harmful; unwholesome
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exacerbate
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to aggravate; to make worse
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misnomer
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a misnaming
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lackadaisical
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lacking spirit or liveliness
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hauteur
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haughtiness; arrogance
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skulk
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to hide in a sneaking manner
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