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59 Cards in this Set
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abhorrent
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awful
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motif
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theme that repeats
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adversities
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problems to overcome
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percolate
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bubbling, gettng ready (bubbling, cooking)
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cajole
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coax, persude
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assidious
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with extreme effort/ care
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coerce
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persuade by force
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ascertain
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find out
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stymied
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to prevent/ stop/ blockade
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paucity
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lack of/none/ small amount
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gregarious
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sociable
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dogmatic
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stubbornly oppinionated
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loquacious
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talkative
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garrulous
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talkative
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laconic
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using very few words
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terse
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sparing in the use of few words, abrupt
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furtive
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secretive, clandestine
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prodigious
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enormous, a lot of...
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complacent
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smug, self-satisfied
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reticent
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reserved
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bellicose
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belligerent, warlike
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nefarious
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wicked
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munificient
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generous, bountiful
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detrimental
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harmful
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philanthropic
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charitable
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altrutistic
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unselfish
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satiate
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fill, satisfy, gorge
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vehement
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passion, ardor, intensity
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dige
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a lament for the dead, elegy
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bolster
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strengthen, reinforce
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congenial
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hospitable, personable
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congenital
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inervate, inborn
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rambunctious
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boisterous
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traduce
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defame
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conducive
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favorable to
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circumscribe
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restrict
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circumlocution
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verbosity
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circumvent
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avoid, evade
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listless
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lacking energy
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languid
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relaxed
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torpor
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lethargy
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innate
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inborn
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focund
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rich, lush
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banal
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trite or ordinary
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obstreperous
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unruly , disruptive
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salubrious
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healthy
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opulent
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wealthy lavish
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plethora
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excess
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derth
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lack of
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Inured
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something annoying that you HAVE TO DO
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histrionic
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melodramatic
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remunerate
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pay someone for services rendered or work done
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arduous
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onerous, strenuous
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fallacious
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false
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cornucopia
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abundance
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urbane
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suave
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sere
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dry, arid
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surfeit
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excess
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lugubrious
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mournful
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