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90 Cards in this Set
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aspersion
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false rumor, damaging report,
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assail
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to attack, assault
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assiduous
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diligent, persistent, hard-working
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assuage
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to make less severe, ease, relive
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astringent
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harsh, severe, stern
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astute
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having a good judgment
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atone
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to make amends for a wrong
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atrocious
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monstrous, shockingly bad
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attain
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to accomplish, gain
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attenuate
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to make thin or slender;weaken
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audacious
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bold, daring, fearless
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audible
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capable of being heard
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augment
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to expand, extend
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august
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dignified, awe inspiring
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auspicious
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having favorable prospects
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austere
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stem, strict, unadomed
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authoritarian
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extremely strict, bossy
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autocrat
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dictator
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avarice
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greed
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avenge
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take revenge for an injury or crime
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aver
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to declare to be true, affirm
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aversion
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intense dislike
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aviary
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large eclosure housing birds
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awry
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crooked, askew, amiss
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baleful
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harmful
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ballad
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folk song, narrative poem
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balm
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soothing, healing influence
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banal
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trite, overly common
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bane
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something causing death, destruction, or ruin
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banter
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playful conversation
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BANTER
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playful conversation
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bastion
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fortification
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bay
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to bark, especially in a deep, pronlonged way
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beguile
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to deceive, mislead; charm
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adjacent
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next to
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admonish
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to caution or reprimand
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adulation
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high praise
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adumbrate
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to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
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adversarial
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antagonistic, competitive
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aerie
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nook or nest bulit high in the air
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty or art
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affable
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friendly easy to approach
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affected
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pretentious, phony
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affluent
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rich, abundant
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agrarian
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relating to farmingor rual matter
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed
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alias
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assumed name
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alienated
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distanced
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allegory
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symbolic representation
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alleviate
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to relive, improve partially
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aloof
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detached, indiffrent
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altruism
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unselfish; subject to multiple interpretations
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ambivalence
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attitude of uncertainty
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ameliorate
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to make better, improve
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amenable
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agreeable, cooperative
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amenity
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pleasantness; increasing comfort
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amicable
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friendly, agreeable
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amoral
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unprincipled, unethical
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ample
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abundant, plentiful
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anachronistic
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outdated
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animosity
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hatred, hostility
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annul
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to cancel, nullify, declare void, or makelegally incalid
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anomaly
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irregularity or deviation from the norm
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anonymity
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condition of having no name or an unknown name
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antagonist
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foe, opponent, adversary
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antecedent
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coming before in place or time
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antipathy
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dislike, hostility; extreme oppositioner aversion
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antiquated
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outdaded, obsolete
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antiquity
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ancient times; the quality of being old
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antithesis
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exact opposite or direct contrast
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apathy
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lack of feeling or emotion
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aphorism
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old saying or short, pithy statement
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apocryphal
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not genuine; fictional
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appease
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to satisfy, calm
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approbation
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praise; official approval
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appropriate
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to take possession of
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arable
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suitable for cultivation
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arbitary
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depending solely on individual will; inconsistent
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arboreal
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realting to trees; living trees
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arcane
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secret, obscure, known only to a few
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archaic
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antiquated, from an earlier time; outdated
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ardent
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passionate, enthusiastic,fervent
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arduous
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extremely difficult, laborious
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arid
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extemely dry or deathly boring
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arsenal
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ammunition storehouse
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articulate
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well spoken, expressing onself clearly
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artisan
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craftperson; expert
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ascetic
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self denying, abstinent, austere
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ashen
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resembling ashes; pale
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askew
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crooked, tilted
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