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69 Cards in this Set
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harangue
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to speak pompously or bombastically
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bombastic
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arrogant
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conciliatory
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easing the anger or disturbance of
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solicitous
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anxious or concerned
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adulation
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excessive praise or flattery
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sycophant
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someone who flatters in a servile way
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wistful
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sadly or vainly yearning
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magnanimous
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having or showing admirable generosity of spirit towards another person or people; big-hearted
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dilatory
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slow in doing things; inclined to or causing delay
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gratuitous
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done without good reason; unnecessary or unjustified
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imperious
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arrogant, haughty and domineering
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pundit
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an authority or supposed authority on a particular subject, especially one who is regularly consulted
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous words in order to deceive or to avoid answering a question
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spurious
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false, counterfeit or untrue, especially when superficially seeming to be genuine
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reclamation
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the act of making something useful again
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auspicious
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promising future success; favourable
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indolent
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lazy; disliking and avoiding work and exercise
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prodigious
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1 extraordinary or marvellous. 2 enormous; vast
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staid
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serious or sober in character or manner, especially to the point of being dull
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decorous
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correct or socially acceptable; showing proper respect
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rancorous
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hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will
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obdurate
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1 hard-hearted. 2 stubborn; difficult to influence or change, especially morally
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dilettante
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someone who has an interest in a subject, especially art, literature or science, but does not study it very seriously or in depth
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dogmatic
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forcefully and arrogantly stated as if unquestionable
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fractious
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cross and quarrelsome; inclined to quarrel and complain
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pejorative
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disapproving, derogatory, disparaging or uncomplimentary
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insolent
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rude or insulting; showing a lack of respect
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dogged
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determined; resolute
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assiduous
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1 hard-working. 2 done carefully and exactly
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maverick
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a determinedly independent person; a nonconformist
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reprehensible
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deserving blame or criticism
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facetious
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intending or intended to be amusing or witty, especially unsuitably so
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equanimity
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calmness of temper; composure
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paradigm
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an example, model or pattern
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austere
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1 severely simple and plain. 2 serious; severe; stern. 3 severe in self-discipline
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ponderous
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1 said of speech, humour, etc: heavy-handed, laborious, over-solemn or pompous. 2 heavy or cumbersome; lumbering in movement. 3 weighty; important
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vanguard
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1 the part of a military force that advances first. 2 a a person or group that leads the way, especially by setting standards or forming opinion; b a leading position
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impetuous
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acting or done hurriedly and without thinking; rash
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illusory
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1 seeming to be, or having the characteristics of, an illusion. 2 deceptive; unreal.
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ignoble
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1 said of an action, etc: causing shame; dishonourable; mean. 2 said of a person, etc: of humble or low birth; not noble
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adventitious
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happening by chance; accidental
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blandishments
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flattery intended to persuade
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vicissitude
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an unpredictable change of fortune or circumstance
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beatific
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expressing or revealing supreme peaceful happiness
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adumbrate
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to suggest or indicate (something likely to happen in the future); to foreshadow
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bumptious
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offensively or irritatingly conceited or self-important
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august
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noble; imposing
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antipathy
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a feeling of strong dislike or hostility
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abashed
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embarrassed or disconcerted, especially because of shyness
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calumny
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an untrue and malicious spoken statement about a person; slander; defamation
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affray
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a fight in a public place
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beguile
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to charm or captivate; to cheat, trick or deceive
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capitulate
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1 to surrender formally, usually on agreed conditions. 2 to give in to argument or persuasion
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alacrity
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quick and cheerful enthusiasm
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baleful
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1 evil; harmful. 2 threatening; gloomy
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vilify
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to say insulting or abusive things about someone or something; to malign or defame someone
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effrontery
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shameless rudeness; impudence
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imprudent
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lacking in good sense or caution; rash; heedless
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querulous
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complaining, grumbling or whining
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exigent
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pressing; urgent
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profligate
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immoral and irresponsible; licentious or dissolute
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licentious
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immoral or promiscuous
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dissolute
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indulging in pleasures considered immoral; debauched
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obstreperous
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noisy and hard to control; unruly
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evanescent
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1 quickly fading. 2 short-lived; transitory
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enervate
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to take energy or strength from something
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sedulous
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assiduous and diligent; steadily hardworking
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petulant
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ill-tempered; peevish
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approbation
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approval; consent
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