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61 Cards in this Set
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tending to argue
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contentious
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a wet area; swampy ground
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mired
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amusing in an odd way
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droll
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protrustion
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act of projecting
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extroaordinary in a charateristic
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prodigious
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a regulated course
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regimen
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causing fear
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formidable
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a family or community governed by woman
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matriarchy
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to work with another
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collaborate
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bright, lively
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vibrant
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echoing
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resonant
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act of conforming or yielding
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compliance
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to treat with deep respect
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venerate
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a person who promotes disorder
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anarchist
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hopelessness
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despairing
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intended to entrap
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insidious
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to become free from entanglement
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disentangle
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comfort in sorrow, misfortune, trouble
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solace
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capable of being wounded; open to temptation
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vulnerable
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wavelike in motion or pattern
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undulant
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to regard with deep respect
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revere
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to clear from accusation; justify
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vindicated
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to rise above or go beyond
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transcended
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to stimulate or shock with an electric current
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galvanize
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not having the appearance of truth
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implausible
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to summon; call; rise to action
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cite
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a person who has special knowledge in a field
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virtuoso
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open to or having several meanings
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ambiguous
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to distinguish
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discern
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to go from a fluid state to a solid state
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congeal
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of low intensity and reduced volume
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muted
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wealth, riches, affluence
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opulence
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not to speak freely; reserved
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reticence
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something that watches
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sentinel
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sharply affecting taste or smell
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pungent
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lacking in spirit or interest
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languid
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having many different parts, forms
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multifarious
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any award or honor
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accolade
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a hiding place
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cache
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having a harsh or discordant sound
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cacophonous
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cheerfulness
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hilarity
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present but not visible
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latent
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calm, peaceful, tranquil
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serence
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in a state of uproar
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uproarious
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barren; solitary; lonely
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desolate
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superior above all others
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preeminence
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having a sense of beauty
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aesthetic
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severe in manner or appearance
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austere
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refraining from something
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forbearance
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showing a great warmth or intensity of spirit
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fervent
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understood without being expressed
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tacit
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strinkingly bright or intense
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vivid
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thrive
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flourish
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secret
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stealth
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inactive; sluggish
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torpid
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to draw or press in; cause to contract
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constrict
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having characteristics of a sophisticated social life
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urbane
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existing in one from birth
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innate
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not permitting penetration or passage
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impervious
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a humorous or satirical imitation
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parody
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rather heavy or fat
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portly
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