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49 Cards in this Set
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sharp, pungent (smells and tastes)
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acrid
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ill mannered
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boorish
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believing that people act only out of selfish motives
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cynical
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a letter ( form of communication)
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epistle
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against orthodox opinion
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Heresy
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spear, spike, javelin
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difficulut to understand, partially hiddend
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deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions
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poignant
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a break, intermission
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respite
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concise, to the point
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terse
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fear of heights
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acrophobia
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middle class
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bourgeois
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weakness, incapacity
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debility
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concerned with letters, through correspondence
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epistolary
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interruption, pause
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hiatus
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tired, slow
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languid
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hidden, covered, buried
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obscured
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calm, collected, self - possesed
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poised
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shining, glowing
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resplendent
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medicinal, curative
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therapeutic
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sharpness (mental or visual)
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acuity
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someone who boasts
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Braggart
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exposing false claims or myths
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Debunking
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typified, characterized, personified
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epitomized
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rigid in opinions
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hidebound
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decay, fade away, get weaker
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languish
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swevile, submissive
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obsequious
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causing debate or argument
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polemical
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a tonic
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restorative
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prevent, frustrate
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thwart
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forceful, inflexible
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adamant
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muscular
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brawny
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an athletic competition with ten events
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decathlon
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speak ambiquously, avoid telling the truth
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equivocate
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picture writings, writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic
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hieroglyphics
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theft, robbery, stealing
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larceny
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a dominating concern
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obsession
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weighty, slow and heavy
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ponderous
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preservation, withholding
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retention
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cowardly, fearful
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timorous
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sillful
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adroit
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being brief
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brevity
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dignified, correct behavior
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decorum
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make a mistake
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err
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obstruct
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hinder
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generosity
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largess
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no longer valid
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obsolete
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speak pompously or dogmatically
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pontificate
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restrained, holding something back
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reticent
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stream of verbal abuse
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tirade
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