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100 Cards in this Set
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aegis
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a shield; barrier
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altruism
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generosity
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amorphous
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without discernable shape
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besiege
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to attack
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boor
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a rude person
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carrion
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dead/decaying flesh
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enervate
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to weaken
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ephemoral
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lasting for a short time
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erotic
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pertaining to sex
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factious
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causing disagreement
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fervent
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eager
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ignoble
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shameful, not noble
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opulent
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rich
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perspicacity
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keenness of judgement
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rectify
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to make right
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antithesis
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the complete opposite
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bauble
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a useless item
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bestial
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savage, brutal
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bland
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boring, dull
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chagrin
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shame, embarrasment
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diaphanous
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sheer, see-through
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effete
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weak, worn out
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emendation
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a correction
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gloat
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to brag
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impediment
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an obstacle
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impotent
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without power
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labyrinth
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a maze
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maelstrom
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a large storm
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nihilism
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without laws
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shard
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fragment
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adventitious
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accidental
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ambiguous
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vague
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bona fide
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in good faith
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cataclysm
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a sudden change
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deviate
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diverge from
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edify
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to make morally right
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extenuate
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to lessen harshness
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fecund
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prolific
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glower
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to stare
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impale
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to skewer
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importune
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to beg
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obfuscate
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confuse
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optimum
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the best
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parochial
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narrow-minded
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pedestrian
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boring, dull
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baroque
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overly-decorated
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besmirch
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to make dirty
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celibate
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not having sex
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debacle
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a complete failure
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demeanor
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behavior
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facetious
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comical
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fortuitous
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by chance
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hedonism
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pursuit of pleasure
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imperative
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necessary
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obloquy
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strong dissaproval
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perfunctory
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ordinary, repitive
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quasi-
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sort of
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recapitulate
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to summarize
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sancrosanct
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holy
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sadistic
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evil, mean
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bowdlerize
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to remove innapropriate content
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carnal
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pertaining to apetite or sexual desire
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deference
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respect
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ebullient
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enthusiastic
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elegy
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mournful poem
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fop
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fashion-conscious man
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impair
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to restrict
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imprecation
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a curse
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nebulous
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hazhy
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non sequiter
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a random happening
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panegyric
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an expression of praise
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pedantic
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tending to show off one's learning
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quandary
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puzzling situation
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rakish
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fashionable
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sanguine
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cheerful
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affluence
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wealth
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amoral
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not moral
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antipathy
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hatred
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banal
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dull, boring
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bedlam
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noisy uproar
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denouement
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ending
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elucidate
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to make clear
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eschew
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avoid
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imminent
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about to happen
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obdurate
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stubborn
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onerous
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burdensome
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parody
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spoof
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peruse
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to inspect carefully
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scurrilous
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vulgar
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sedulus
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hardworking
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adroit
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skilled
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affecation
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phony attitude
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bovine
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pertaiing to cows
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callow
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young and experienced
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dichotomy
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split between two parts
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fatuous
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foolish, inane
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ferret
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to search, seek
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knell
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bell's toll
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laconic
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curt, consise
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macroscopic
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visible to the naked eye
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