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60 Cards in this Set
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expurgate
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to remove obscenity, purify, censor
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extant
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existing, not destroyed or lost
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extemporaneous
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improvised; done without preparation
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extirpate
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to destroy, exterminate, cut out, pull out by the roots
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fallow
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untilled, inactive, dormant
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fatuous
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slly, inanely foolish
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fawn
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to flatter or praise excessively
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feckless
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ineffectual; irresponsible
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felicitous
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apt; suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos; delightful
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fell
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a barren or stony hill; an animal's hide
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fervent
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greatly emotional or zealous
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fetid
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stinking, having a heavy bad smell
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fetter
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to shackle, put in chains, restrain
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filibuster
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intentional obstruction, usualy using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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filigree
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an ornamental work, especially of delicate lacelike patterns; resembling such a pattern
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flag
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v. to sage or droop, to become spiritless, to decline
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flip
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adj. sarcastic, impertinent
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florid
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adj flushed with color, ruddy, ornate
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flout
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v. to demonstrate contempt for
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foment
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v. to stir up, incite, rouse
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forbearance
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n. patience, willingness to wait
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forswear
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v. to remounce, disallow, repudiate
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fracas
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n. noisy fight or quarrel, brawl
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fractious
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adj. quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, cranky
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froward
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adj. intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubbornly disobedient
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fulminate
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v. to attack loudly or denounce
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furtive
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adj. marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
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gambol
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v. to skip about playfully, frolic
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garner
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v. to gather and save, store up, acquire
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gauche
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adj. crude, awkward, tasteless
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germane
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adj. relevent to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
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glib
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adj. marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
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gossamer
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adj. delicate, insubstantial or tenuous; insincere
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grandiloquence
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n. pompous speech or expression
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gregarious
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adj. sociable; outgoing; enjoying the complany of other people
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grouse
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v. to complain or grumble
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guile
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n. trickery, duplicity, cunning
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guy
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n. a rope or cord attached to something as a brace or guide
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hackneyed
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adj. rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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halcyon
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adj. calm and peaceful, prosperous
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hallow
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v. to set apart as holy
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harrow
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v. to distress, create stress or torment
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hermetic
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adj. airtight, impervious to outside influence
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heterodox
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adj. unorthodox, heretical, iconoclastic
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hirsute
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adj. hairy, shaggy
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homily
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n. a sermon or morally instructive lecture, a platitude
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hubris
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n. arrogant presumption or pride
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hyperbole
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n. an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
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idyll
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n. a carefree, light-hearted pastoral or romantic episode or experience; a literary or musical piece describing such
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ignominious
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adj. shameful, dishonorable, ignoble, undignified, disgraceful
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imbroglio
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n. difficult or embarrassing situation
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immutable
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adj. not capable of change
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impecunious
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adj. lacking funds; without money
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imperious
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adj. commanding, masterful, arrogrant, domineering, haughty
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impetuous
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adj. hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
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importune
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v. to ask incessantly, beg, nag
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impugn
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v. attack or assail verbally, censure, execrate, deny
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impunity
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n. immunity from punishment, penalty or harm
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impute
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v. to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe, assign as a characteristic
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incipient
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adj. beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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