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21 Cards in this Set
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OFFHAND
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DONE WITHOUT PREPARATION OR MUCH THOUGHT. REFERS TO A PERSONS ACTIONS OR STATEMENT
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PREMEDITATED
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THOUGHT ABOUT OR PREPARED IN ADVANCE
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DISPUTATIOUS
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TO BE LIKELY TO ARGUE
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MOROSE
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GLOOMY OR SULLEN
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OVERAWED
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TO BE OVERCOME BY SUPERIOR POWER OR AUTHORITY
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AGITATED
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TO BE EASILY EXCITED OR DISTURBED
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CHERUBIC
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USED TO DESCRIBE A PERSON WITH ROSY, INNOCENT, OR CHILDLIKE DEMEANOR
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EMISSARY
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A MESSENGER OR AGENT
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PACIFIST
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ONE WHO ACTIVELY OPPOSES WAR
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METAMORPHOSE
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TO CHANGE OR TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO SOMETHING ELSE
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DIVESTITURE
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TAKING AWAT SOMETHING, PRESUMEBLY DESIRED, THAT WAS FORMERLY POSSESSED OR OWNED. ONE CAN DIVEST ONESELF, OR ONE CAN BE DIVESTED OR SOMETHING DURING "DIVESTITURE"
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ACQUISITION
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COMING INTO POSSESSION OF SOMETHING DESIRED
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DISPATCH
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QUICK EFFICIENCY
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SEDULOUS
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APPLYING ONESELF FAITHFULLY TO A TASK
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TORTUOUS
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NOT STRAIGHT, IT CAN ALSO MEAN WINDING, DEVIOUS, OR INDIRECT. IT CAN REFER TO PHISICAL ENTITIES LIKE ROADS OR RIVERS AND TO PEOPLES ACTIONS OR REASONING
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INDELIBILITY
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CANNOT BE REMOVED. MAY REFER TO A MARK BY A PEN OR AN IMPERFECTION ON A PERSONS MIND.
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INSULARITY
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STATE OF BEING ISOLATED OR CONFINED TO A LIMITED AREA. IT OFTEN APPLIES TO NATIONS OR PEOPLE.
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COSMOPOLITANISM
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IMPLIES TO WORLDWIDE SCOPE
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GOSSAMER
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LIGHT, FUNNY, OR DELICATE. IT IS A QUALITY OF THINGS RATHER THAN OF PEOPLE
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PONDEROUS
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HEAVY OR POSSIBLY CUMBERSOM
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CRAVEN
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COWARDLY OR LACKING COURAGE.
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