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54 Cards in this Set
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recondite
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little-known, abstruse
The book is full of recondite information. |
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salubrious
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health-giving, healthy
pleasant, not run-down |
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lugubrious
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looking or sounding sad or dismal
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gibe
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an insulting or mocking remark, a taunt
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propitious
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giving or indicating a good chance of success
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torpid
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mentally or physically inactive; lethargic
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lackadaisical
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lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy
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munificent
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larger or more generous than is usual, necessary
(as in a munificent gift) |
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acrimonious
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angry and bitter
(an acrimonious dispute) |
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exculpate
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show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing
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ribald
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referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way
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caustic
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sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way
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noisome
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having an extremely ofensive smell; disagreeable, unpleasant
harmful; noxious |
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pernicious
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having a harmful effect, esp. in a gradual or subtle way
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disingenous
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not candid or sincer
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penurious
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characterized by poverty or need
parsimonious, mean |
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rapacious
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aggressively greedy or grasping
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strident
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loud and harsh; grating
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jocular
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fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful
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diffident
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modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
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limpid
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free of anything that darkens; completely clear
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trenchant
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vigorous or incisive in impression or style
having a sharp edge |
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perspicacious
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having a ready insight into and understanding of things
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mordacious
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denoting or using biting sarcasm or invective
given to biting |
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compendious
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containing or presenting the essential facts of something in a comprehensive but concise way
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arcane
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understood by few; mysterious or secret
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craven
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lacking in courage, cowardly
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churlish
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rude in a mean-spirited and surly way
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truculent
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eager or quick to argue or fight
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timorous
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showing nervousness or fear
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facsimile
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an exact copy, esp. of written or printed material
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presage
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a sign or warning that something, typically something bad, will happen
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dour
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relentlessly sever, stern or gloomy in manner or appearance
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rapacious
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aggressively greedy or grasping
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abet
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encourage or assist someone to do something wrong
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obviate
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remove a need or difficulty
blinds obviated the need for curtains |
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libidinous
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showing excessive sexual drive, lustful
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ersatz
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not real or genuine
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acidulous
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sharp-tasting or sour
biting or cutting (remarks, tone) |
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impecunious
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having little or no money
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mordacious
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denoting or using biting sarcasm or invective
given to biting (of a person/animal) |
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deleterious
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causing harm or damage
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injurious
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causing or likely to cause damage or ham
maliciously insulting, libelous |
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stultified
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cause to lose enthusiasm or initiative, esp. as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine
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providential
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occurring at a favorable time; opportune
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temporal
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relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular
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propitious
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giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable
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salutary
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producing good effect; beneficial
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querulous
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complaining in a petulant and whining manner
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recant
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say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, esp. one considered heretical
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indigent
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poor, needy
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fulsome
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complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree; of large size or quantity; generous or abundant
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acerbic
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sharp and forthright
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venal
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showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery
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