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35 Cards in this Set
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lithe
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graceful
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adherent
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backer, supporter
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exhort
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urge strongly, advise
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apathy
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lack of interest, concern
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fracas
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noisy fight, brawl
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inebriated
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drunk, intoxicated
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adversary
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opponent, enemy, foe
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indolent
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lazy
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gusto
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enthusiasm, enjoyment, zest
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garrulous
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talkative, wordy
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banal
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trivial, meaningless from overuse
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platitude
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commonplace or trite saying
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pique
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fit of resentment
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dilettante
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one who has great interst, but little knowledge
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atypical
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non-conforming
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nondescript
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undistinguished, difficult to describe
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wane
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decrease, decline
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idyllic
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simple, peaceful
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galvanize
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excite or arouse to activity
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encumbrance
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burden, handicapped
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gaudy
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showy, flashy
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condescend
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candor
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mortify
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embarrass, humiliate
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jocose
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humourous, merry
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malign
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abuse, slander
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omnipotent
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almight, limited in power or authority
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zenith
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top, prime, summit
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fledgling
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little known newly developed
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peremptory
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absolute, compulsory, binding
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precedent
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custom, model
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wheedle
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coax, persuade, cajole
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rustic
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countrified, unpolished
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jubilant
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joyful, in high spririts
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decorum
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politeness, correct, behaviour
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charlatan
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pretender, fraud
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