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95 Cards in this Set
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pithy
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short
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brevity
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brief
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terse
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to the point/stoic
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laconic
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not saying to much
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plausible
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believable or possible
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philanthropic
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generous
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provoke
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sparks interest
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orthodoc
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traditional or conservative
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patently
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obvious
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maundlin
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emocitional
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obsolescent
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useless
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pedantic
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pays attention to details
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Vex
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annoy or irritate
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profane
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not religious or show disrespect
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sanction
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give support or blessing
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diffident
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shy or lacking in self confidence
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abdicate
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pass it to someone eles
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mortified
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make somthing dead
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voluptuous
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sensual
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discriminating
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you know the difference between things
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Oblivious
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unaware
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volatile
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explosive
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discord
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argument
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vituperative
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cruel
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inane
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foolish
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tumultuous
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loud
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inclination
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apreferance
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serene
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calm
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zenith
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highest point in the sky
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apex
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tip
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acme
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highest point of the hill
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pinnacle
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highest point of your view
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recant
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take it back
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infamous
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famous for being bad
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eclectic
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variety of choices
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mar
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damage it
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retort
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comeback
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stoic
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no emotion
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virtuoso
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skilled
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rotund
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ROUND :)
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prodigal
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wastful of $
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squander
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irrespondable spending
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spendtrift
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spends $ quick
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proligate
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reckless spender
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foruitous
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lucky
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ambience
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mood
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monotonous
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boring
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premonition
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vision
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venerable
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respectect
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vacillate
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to go back and forth
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infer
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guess
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mercenary
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somthing done for money
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slothful
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lazy
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indolent
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no ambition to do somthing
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laggard
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keeps people waiting
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arduous
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hard work
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expedite
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to make smothing move faster
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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formidable
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intimidating
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ubiquitous
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every where
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warrant
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guarante
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mitigate
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to ease or lessen
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vital
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important
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Conspicuous
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Obvisouly
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Adulation
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Flattery
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Judicious
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Careful
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Humble
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Modest
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Peremptory
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Final Word
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Servile
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Overly Obedienx
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Temper
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To make better
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Disparate
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Different
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Assuage
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relive
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allay
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calm
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alleviate
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reduce
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ameliorate
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to make a situation better
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absolve
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to free form guilt or blame
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prudent
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very careful
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condone
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to disregard or overlook
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denounce
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to publicly critize/ to put down
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rue
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to regret
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corroborate
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to confirm or make certain
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temporal
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limited or teporary
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heretic
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some one who opposes traditainal religious belif
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hedonism
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pleasure seeker
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abstemious
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aviodent
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pestilential
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harmful
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predilection
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a preference
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voracious
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unable to satisfy cant get enough
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equivoucal
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unclear
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satiate
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to satisfy
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lavish
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extremly genarous
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ethical
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moral
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integrity
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wholeness
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virtue
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goodness
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scrupulous
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honest
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