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40 Cards in this Set
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alienated
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removed or disassociated from (friends, family, or homeland)
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alliance
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a union of two or more groups
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disparity
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inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference
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servile
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submissive; like a servant
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suppressed
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subdued; kept from being circulated
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embellish
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to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
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florid
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describing flowery or elaborate speech
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opulent
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exhibiting a display of great wealth
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ornate
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elaborately decorated
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ostentatious
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describing a showy or pretentious display
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poignant
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profoundly moving; touching
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ebullience
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intense enthusiasm
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effusive
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emotionally unrestrained; gushy
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egregrious
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conspicuously bad or offensive
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flagrant
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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
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frenetic
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wildly excited or active
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gratuitous
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given freely; unearned; unwarrented
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superfluous
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extra; unnecessary
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alleviate
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to ease a pain or burden
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asylum
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a place of retreat or security
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auspicious
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favorable; promising
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benevolent
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well-meaning; generous
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benign
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kind and gentle
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mollify
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to calm or soothe
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reclamation
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the act of making something useful again
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sanction
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to give official authorization or approval
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dubious
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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fabricated
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made; concocted to decieve
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hypocrisy
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the practice of pretnding to be something one is not; insincerity
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slander
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false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
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spurious
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not genuine
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astute
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shrewd; clever
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clandestine
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secretive
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coup
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a brilliantly executed plan
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disengenuous
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not straightforward; crafty
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ruse
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a crafty tick
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stratagem
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a clever trick used to decieve or outwit
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surreptitously
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done by secretive means
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wary
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on guard
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wily
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cunning
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