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45 Cards in this Set
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admonition
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a gentle rebuke
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androgynous
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showing characteristics reminiscent of both man and woman
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attrition
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grinding down, wearing down
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bestial
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relating to beasts
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cache
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hiding place
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cherubic
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angelic
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concerted
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mentally devised or planned
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credence
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belief
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denunciation
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the act or example of denouncing
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discomfiture
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disappointment embarrassment
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disparate
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completely different
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eclectic
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consisting of elements from many diverse sources
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enervate
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weaken
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expedient
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convenient advantageous
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fissure
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crack in the earth
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germane
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relevant
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hirsute
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hairy, bearded
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impious
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irreverent
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impregnable
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unconquerable
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ingenuous
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simple, innocent
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invidious
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arousing envy
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licentious
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highly immodest, lustful
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malleable
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easily shaped or formed
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microcosm
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a model that reflects a larger thing
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miscreant
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villain
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nepotism
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a favoritism toward relatives in professional matters
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orthography
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correct spelling
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peripatetitc
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wandering
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predilection
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strong inclination, partiality
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provocative
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stimulating or comative
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refulgent
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shining, glowing
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salutary
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promoting physical soundness
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schematic
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having to do with a diagram or drawing
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splenetic
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melancholy
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surcease
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to end
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surreptitious
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stealthy, secret
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taxonomy
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the science of formal classification and naming
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torpor
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indifference
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tryst
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a prearranged meeting, especially one between lovers
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transpose
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to reverse or to change the position of
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umbrage
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hurt pride, resentful annoyance
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vertigo
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a sensation of dizziness and disorientation
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vestige
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trace
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virtiolic
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acidic or extremely harsh action
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wastrel
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spendthrift, wasteful person
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