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101 Cards in this Set
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insolvent
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adj. bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
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insularity
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n. narrow-mindedness; isolation
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insuperable
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adj. insurmountable; unbeatable
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insurgent
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adj. rebellious
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intermittent
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adj. periodic; on and off
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intractable
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adj. unruly; stubborn; unyielding
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intransigence
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n. refusal of any compromise; stubborness
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intrinsic
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adj. essential; inherent; built-in; natural.
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irascible
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adj. irratable; easily angered
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irreproachable
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adj. blameless; impeccable
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irresolute
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adj. uncertain how to act; weak
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laconic
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adj. brief and to the point
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lament
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v. grieve; express sorrow
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lassitude
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n. languor; weariness
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lavish
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adj. liberal; wasteful
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lurid
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adj. wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome
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magnate
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n. person of prominence or influence
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malice
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n. hatred; spite
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marred
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adj. damaged; disfigured
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mercurial
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adj. capricious; changing; fickle
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munificent
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adj. very generous
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negate
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v. cancel out; nullify; deny
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nonchalance
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n. indifference; lack of concern; composure
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nullify
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v. to make invalid; void; abolish
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obdurate
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adj. stubborn
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obstinate
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adj. stubborn
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officious
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adj. meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services
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ominous
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adj. threatening
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paltry
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adj. insignificant; petty; trifling
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parochial
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adj. narrow in outlook; provincial; related to parishes
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parry
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v. ward off a blow; deflect
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parsimony
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n. stinginess; excessive frugality
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paucity
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n. scarcity; lack
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penchant
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n. strong inclination; liking
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perfunctory
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adj. superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care or enthusiasm
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perjury
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false testimony while under oath
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pernicious
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adj. very destructive
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perturb
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v. disturb greatly
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petulant
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adj. touchy; peevish; extremely insolent or rude in behavior
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platitude
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n. trite remark; commonplace statement
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pliant
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adj. flexible; easily influenced
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plight
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n. condition, state (especially a bad state r condition); predicament
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polemical
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adj. aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
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prattle
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v. babble
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precarious
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adj. uncertain; risky
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precipitate
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adj. rash; premature; hasty; sudden
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precipitous
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adj. steep; overhasty
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predilection
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n. partiality; preference
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proclivity
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n. inclination; natural tendency
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prodigious
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adj.marvelous; enormous
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profligate
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adj. dissipated; wasteful; wildly mmoral
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propitous
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adj. favorable; fortunate; advantageous
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protract
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v. prolong; delay; defer
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pugnacity
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n. combativeness; disposition to fight
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pungent
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adj. stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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querulous
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adj. fretful; whining
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quiescent
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adj. at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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rancor
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n. bitterness; hatred
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raucous
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adj. harsh and shirll; disorderly and boisterous/turbulent
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recalcitrant
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adj. obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly
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raze
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v. destroy completely
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recant
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v. disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error
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relinquish
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v. give up something with reluctance; yield
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renegade
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n. deserter; traitor
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replete
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adj. filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
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reprehensible
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adj. deserving blame
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reproach
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v. express disapproval
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repudiate
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v. disown; disavow
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rescind
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v. cancel
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respite
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n. interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punshment
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resplendent
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adj. dazzling; glorious; brilliant
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sectarian
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n. relating to a religious faction or subgroup
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sedentary
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adj. required sitting; settled
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sequester
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v. isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
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solemnity
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n. seriousness; gravity
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somber
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adj. gloomy; depressing; dark; drab
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spendthrift
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n. someone who WASTES money
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spurious
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adj. false, counterfeit
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spurn
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v. reject; scorn
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squalor
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n. filth; degradation; dirty, neglected state
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squander
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v. waste
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steadfast
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adj. loyal; unswerving
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static
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adj. unchanging; lacking development
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strident
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adj. loud and harsh; insistent
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supercilious
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adj. arrogant; condescending; patronizing
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supplant
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v. replace; usurp
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surmount
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v. overcome
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swindler
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n. cheat
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tantamount
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adj. equivalent in effect or value
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tenacity
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n. firmness; persistence
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tirade
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n. extended scolding; denunciation; harangue
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tractable
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adj. docile; easily managed
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trifling
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adj. trivial; unimportant
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unkempt
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adj. disheveled; uncared for in appearance
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unprecedented
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adj. novel; unparalleled
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veracity
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n. truthfullness
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vigor
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n. active strength
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vindicate
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v. clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support
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vindictive
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adj. out for revenge; malicious
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volatile
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adj. changeable
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voluble
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adj. fluent; glib; talkative
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