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49 Cards in this Set
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INDELIBLE
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unable to be erased
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LEVITY
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lightness; not seriou
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UBIQUITOUS
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being everywhere at the same time
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PURGATION
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the process of getting rid of impurities
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UNANIMITY
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complete agreement
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ABRIDGE
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to shorten
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PHILANTROPIST
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someone who gives to worthy cause
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RECONTEUR
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skilled storyteller
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REMINISCENCE
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a story of past expiriences
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REPERTOIRE
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a supply of songs, stories and skills.
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SOBERIETY
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being quiet or serious
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SUPLLENESS
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ability to blend easily
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TIRADE
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long, harsh speech
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VAGARY
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unpredictable actions or inconsistent
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EPHERMAL
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short lived
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MASTICATION
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something that is chewed up
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EXPIATION
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having made amends
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ABBERATION
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mental derangement
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EXCORIATE
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to denounce harshly
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CYNOSURE
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center of attention or interest
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PURLIEUS
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a place that one visits
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ARROGATE
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claim or seize without right
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LACONIC
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terse in expression; concise
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VESTIBULE
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small entrance hall; as to a building
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DETRIMENT
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injury; damage or something that causes it
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IMPEDIMENT
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obstacle
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INDOLENT
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disposed to avoid exertion; lazy
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PARSIMONIOUS
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sparing in the spending of money
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TRACTABILITY
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obedience
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EBULLIENT
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overflowing with enthusiasum
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INDEMNIFY
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compensate for loss or damage
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PERUSAL
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study; read quickly
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TEDPIDLY
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unenthusiastically
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EFFRONTERY
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insolence gall; nerve
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PRODIGIOUS
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enormous
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SUPERSEDE
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force out of use
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BLITHE
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merry; joyous
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CONVIVIAL
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fond of eating and drinking
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JOCUND
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merry; cheerful
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CHAGRINED
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ashamed; mortified
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COMPUNCTION
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regret; remorse
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CONTRITION
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repentence; remorse
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MAUDIN
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weakly sentimental and tearful
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POIGNANT
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piercing
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THROES
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anguish; pangs
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TRIBULATION
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suffering; distressed
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CHERUBIC
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chubby by and innocent looking
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ATTENUATE
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make thin; weaken
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SVELTE
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slender; thin
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