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36 Cards in this Set
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cryptic
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enigmatic; mysterious
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nebulous
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vague; indefinite
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esoteric
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difficult to understand
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desultory
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aimless; prone to random digressions
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digress
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to go off topic
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candor
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honesty; straightforwardness
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affect
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to put on airs; to behave unnaturally
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veracity
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truthfulness
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apocryphal
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of doubtful authenticity
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forthright
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honest; straightforward
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disingenuous
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insincere; crafty
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prevaricate
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to lie
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verisimilitude
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the quality of appearing to be true
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facade
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outward appearance; a false front
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satire
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a mocking literary or dramatic work
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curator
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the individual in charge of a museum
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malapropism
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the outrageous misuse of a word
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levity
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a lack of seriousness
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epic
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a poem celebrating a hero's life
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dilettante
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one who dabbles in art
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lampoon
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to make fun of
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reprehensible
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worthy of blame or censure
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culpable
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deserving blame
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indefatigable
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untiring
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spartan
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full of self-discipline
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conform
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to do what one is expected to do
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iconoclast
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one who challenges tradition
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heresy
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opinion or action that violates traditional belief
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renegade
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an outlaw
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heretic
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one who dissents
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apostasy
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abandonment of belief
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boorish
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crude, barbaric
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irreverence
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disrespect
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truculent
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cruel and aggressive
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glacial
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having a cold personality
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rebuff
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to refuse in an abrupt or rude manner
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