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40 Cards in this Set
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dearth
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a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply
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remiss
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neglectful in performance of one's duties
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remiss
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neglectful performance of one's dutues
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chivalrous
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marked by honor, courtesy and courage
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pungent
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stinging, biting
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infallible
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free from error
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truculent
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scathingly harsh
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temerity
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rashness, boldness
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deft
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skillful, nimble
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rampant
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growing without check
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destitute
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lacking in; extremely poor
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ominous
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unfavorable, threatening of a bad omen
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supple
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bending with agility
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inopportune
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coming at a bad time
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reprehensible
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deserving blame or punishment
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abhor
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to hate deeply; to regard with horror or loathing
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inter
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to bury
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squalid
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filthy, wretched
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implicate
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to involve in a crime, to connect with or be related to
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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turbulent
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stormy
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condolence
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an expression of sympathy
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decrepit
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worn out, ruined
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deride
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to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
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parsimonious
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stingy, miserly
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobedient
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suave
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smoothly agreeable or polite
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allocate
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to set apart or designate for a special purpose
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ardent
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enthusiastic, impassioned
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copious
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abundant, plentiful
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emaciated
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unnaturally thin
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inkling
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a hint; vague notion
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poignant
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deeply touching
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rancor
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bitter resentment or ill-will
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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covet
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to desire something
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disheveled
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rumpled, mussed
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garrulous
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talkative, chatty
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respite
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a period of relief and rest
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vanguard
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the leading position
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