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50 Cards in this Set
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monotone
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monoton
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single tone of unvarying pitch
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skeptical
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skeptisch
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having doubt
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remedial
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Abhilfe
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simplistic
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sufficient
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ausreichend
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enough
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perfunctory
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oberflächlich
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done without care or attention
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guarded
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beschützt
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cautious; prudent
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construe
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deuten
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to interpret
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frustrate
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frustrieren
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to disappoint or thwart
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belligerent
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angriffslustig
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aggressively hostile
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testy
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gereizt
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irritable
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overbearing
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überheblich
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domineering
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suffocate
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ersticken
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to cutting off air to the lungs
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misgiving
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Bedenken
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doubt
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gracious
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liebenswürdig
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kind or courteous
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voracious
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gefräßig
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greedy; ravenous
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obvious
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offensichtlich
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easily seen or understood
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spacious
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geräumig
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roomy
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oblivious
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vergesslich
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unmindful; unconscious; unaware
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obnoxious
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widerlich
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very offensive
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delicious
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lecker
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highly pleasing, especially to taste
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covetous
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begehrlich
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wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy
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luscious
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köstlich
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delicious
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rapacious
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habgierig
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predatory; greedy
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homogeneous
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einheitlich
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composed of parts that are all of the same kind
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vivacious
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temperamentvoll
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lively and spirited; animated
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pugnacious
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kampflustig
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always ready to fight
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opprobrious
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verächtlich
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conveying or expressing disgrace
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conspicuous
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auffällig
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easily seen
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lax
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nachlässig
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careless
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adorn
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schmücken
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to decorate with ornaments
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coordinate
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nebengeordnet
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to place in order
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askew
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schief
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crooked
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homely
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schlicht
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plain; not beautiful
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jaunty
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keck, fröhlich
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lively and cheerful
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motley
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kunterbunt, zusammengewürfelt
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exhibiting great diversity of elements
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modish
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modisch
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fashionable
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ostentatious
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prahlerisch
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characterized by a pretentious show in an attempt to impress others
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labor
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hart arbeiten
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bodily toil; work
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ply
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handhaben
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to work with busily
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servile
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unterwürfig
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slavishly submissive
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lull
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beruhigen
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to soothe, esp. to put to sleep
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modicum
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Mindestmaß
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small amount
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decorum
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Anstand
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correctness of behavior
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gaffe
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Ausrutscher
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social blunder
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gratuity
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Trinkgeld
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tip
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mercenary
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geldgierig
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acting only for profit
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itemize
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aufgliedern
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to state by items; list
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platitude
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Binsenweisheit
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trite remark
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expeditious
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zügig
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characterized by promptness
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perseverance
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Ausdauer
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steady persistence in a course of action
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