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19 Cards in this Set
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Nowise
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in no way; no at all
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Lissome
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lithesome; nimble
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Starveling
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one who is thin from lack of food
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Yearling
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one who is a year old
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Bearish
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like a bear; rough; tending to depress stock; expecting a fall in stock prices
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Bullish
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like a bull; obstinate; tending to cause rises in stock prices; expecting a rise in stock prices
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Canine
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of or pertaining to the dog family; designating one of the four pointed teeth next to the incisors
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Diabolical
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very cruel; wicked; fiendish
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Feline
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of or pertaining to the cat family; sly; stealthy
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Feminine
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denoting the opposite gender of masculine; having the features, qualities and characteristics belonging to women
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Filial
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of or befitting a daughter or son
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Fraternal
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brotherly; have to do with a fraternal society
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Lupine
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of or like a wolf; ravenous
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Masculine
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denoting the opposite gender of feminine; having qualities appropriate to a man
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Maternal
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motherly; inherited from or related to the mother’s side
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Puerile
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foolish for a grown-up to say or do
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Sanguinary
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bloody
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Sheepish
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like a sheep in timidity or stupidity; awkwardly bashful or embarrassed
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Vulpine
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of or like a fox; crafty; cunning
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