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54 Cards in this Set
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adorn
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to lend beauty to; decorate
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aeon
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an indefinitely long period of time; an age
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affectation
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artificiality; assumed behavior
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aloof
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distant physically or emotionally
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amalgam
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combination of diverse elements; mixture
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ambivalent
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having opposing feelings about something
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anguish
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torment
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antecedent
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one that precedes another
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apathy
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indifference
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aplomb
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self-confident assurance; poise
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appall
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to fill with consternation or dismay
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apropos
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to the point
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archaic
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relating to words that were once common but are now used to suggest an earlier style or period
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arduous
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testing endurance; strenuous
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assertive
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aggressively self-assured
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auspicious
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favorable
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automaton
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something that behaves like a robot
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avant-garde
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group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field
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avarice
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greed
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banality
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something that its trite or commonplace
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bane
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fatal injury or ruin
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beleaguered
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to harass, beset
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belie
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to picture falsely; misrepresent
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belligerent
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hostile; aggressive
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repudiate
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to reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust
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resolute
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unwavering
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reticence
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tendency to be quiet
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retiring
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modest, shy
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retort
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to reply in a witty manner
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rigidity
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stiffness
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ruffian
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a bully
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sanctuary
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place of refuge/asylum
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satirical
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literary work...
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sinecure
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a job that requires little work but provides a salary
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slighting
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disparaging, belittling
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sparing
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prudence in the use of resources
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spate
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sudden flood or outpouring
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spontaneity
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self-generated, creative
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spur
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to incite
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stimulation
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creating sensation
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strident
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loud, harsh, grating
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substantiate
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to support with proof, verify
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subtle
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not immediately obvious; abstruse
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supine
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lying on the back
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surly
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arrogant, domineering
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synergy
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interaction of two or more agents so that their combined effect is greater...
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synthetic
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not natural
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taciturn
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silent
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tactile
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perceptible to the sense of touch, tangible
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tedium
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boredom
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temper
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to moderate
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temperate
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behavior exercising moderation and self-restraint (drinking, etc)
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timidity
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being fearful and hesitant
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topography
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graphic representation of the surface features of a place
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