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60 Cards in this Set
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Beget
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to give birth to; to create
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Alienate
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to make hostile; to cause to feel unwelcome or estranged
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Muster
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to collect or gather; the act of inspection or critical examination
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Glutton
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one who eats or consumes a great deal; having the capacity to recieve or withstand something
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Paranoia
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mental illness of unreasonable anxiety, especialy believing someone is out to get you or that you are an important person
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Catapult
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slingshot
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Facilitate
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to make easier; to help bring about
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Curtail
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to truncate or abridge; to lessen, usually by cutting away from
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Craven
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cowardly
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Mode
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a way or method of doing something; type; manner; fashion
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Consensus
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general agreement
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Congenial
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pleasant to be around; social; agreeable
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Doldrums
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period of condition of depression or inactivity
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Citadel
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fortress overlooking a city; stronghold
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Martyr
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someone willing to sacrifice and even give his/her life for a cause; also one who pretends suffering to gain sympathy
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Obtuse
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insensitive; block-headed; slow in comprehension
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Aspire
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something one hopes to achieve; goal
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Fjord
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long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills
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Scrutinize
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look very carefully; to examine
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Blather
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talk nonsensically
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Astute
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quick in descernment; shrews; clever; keen
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Defame
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lober or slander; take away a good name
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Karma
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fate; destiny; to detect good or bad vibrations from something or someone
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Veer
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change in direction
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Artisan
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worker skilled in a craft
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Curvilinear
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formed, bound, or characterized by curved lines
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Resurgent
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rise after defeat
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Misnomer
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an incorrect or inappropriate name
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Elapse
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pass or go by
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Draconian
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hard, severe, cruel
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Forage
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to search or hint for food and provision
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Amenable
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agreeable; responsible to authority; pleasant; willing to give in to the wishes of another
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Dissolution
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the breaking up into parts; termination of a legal bond or contract
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Disperse
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to scatter in various directions widely
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Gird
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to encircle as with a belt; to prepare as for action
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Criterion
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a standard or rule by which something can be judged; a basis for judgment
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Lesion
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wound; injury; especially one created by a disease
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Guise
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appearance; semblance
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Precarious
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unsafe; unsteady; unstable
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Fetish
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an object of unreasonable obsessive reverance or attention
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Denounce
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to condemn; to expose critically
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Torque
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turning or twisting force
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Fathom
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to understand fully; to penetrate the meaning of
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Docile
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easily taught or controlled; obedient; easy to handle
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Hovel
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a small, miserable dwelling; an open, low shed
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Balm
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something that soothes, heals, or comforts; an oil or ointment
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Divine
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to fortell a prophecy; to infer; to guess
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Alternative
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the choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; a situation presenting such a choice
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Countenace
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a person's face, especially the expression
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Badger
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to tease, annoy, harass persistently
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Also-ran
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one whi is defeated in a face; loser
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Elfin
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small and sprighty; mischievious; fairy-like
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Aggrandize
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to ecaggerate; to cause to appear greater in power; influence
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Ensemble
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a coordinated outfit or costume; a musical group
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Wane
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decrease gradually
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Fraught
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accompanited by; inbolbing; full of
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Chasm
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a deep opening in the earth's surface; differecnces of opinion, interests, loyalties
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Erudite
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deeplu learned; scholarly
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Tether
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rope or chian that allows limited movement to limit one's resources
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Claimant
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a person making a claim
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