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40 Cards in this Set
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umbrage
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resentment, anger
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unanimity
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complete agreement
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unassailable
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not subject to question,not open to attack
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uncanny
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strange
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uncouth
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rude, boorish
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undulating
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moving with a wavelike motion
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unfeigned
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genuine
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unfettered
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liberated, freed from chain
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unfledged
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immature
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unguent
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ointment
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unkempt
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disheveled, uncared for in appearance
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unobstrusive
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not blatant
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unprepossessing
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unattractive
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unrequited
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not returned by the person you love
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unscathed
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unharmed
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untenable
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indefensible
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untoward
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unlucky
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unwonted
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unaccustomed
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upbraid
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severely scold
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ubiquitous
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omnipresent
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uproarious
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extremely funny, very noisy
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upshot
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outcome
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ursine
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pertaining to a bear
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usurp
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seize another's power or rank
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usury
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lending money at illegal rates of interest
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utopia
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ideal place, state or society
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uxorious
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excessively devoted to one's wife
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vacillate
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fluctuate
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vagary
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whim, caprice
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vagrant
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stray,random, homeless wanderer
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vainglorious
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too proud of your own abilities or achievements
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valedictory
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pertaining to farewell e.g. a valedictory speech.
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valor
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bravery
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vanguard
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the leaders of a movement in society
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vantage
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position giving an advantage
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vapid
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dull and unimaginative
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vassal
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a man in the middle ages who promised to fight for and to be loyal to a king,in return for being given land to live on
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vaunted
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boasted, highly publicized
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veer, swerve
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to change direction suddenly
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vehement
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forceful, intensely emotional
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