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24 Cards in this Set
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Calamity
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misfortune, state of dispair
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Compunction
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feeling of uneasiness caused by guilt or regret
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Deplorable
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woeful; strongly condemnable or regrettable
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Impudence
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arrogance, audacity
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Perspicacity
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shrewdness, astuteness
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agacity
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Propensity
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inclination
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Vigilant
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attentive, watchful
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Vilify
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debase; besmirch
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villain
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Perspicacious
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acute; discerning
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percept
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Sedulous
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attentive
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Cavil
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finding petty fault
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Enjoin
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prohibit
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Heresy
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unorthodox doctrine
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Rebut
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disprove
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Reprisal
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paying back for damage sustained
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Saturnine
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habitually solemn
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Emanate
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issue forth
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Flay
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scold severely; skin
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Cajole
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persuade by flattery or deceit
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Perfidy
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treachery
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Indigent
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poor
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Volatile
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changeable; fickle
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Romeo & Juliet
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Perspicuous
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lucid
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percept
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Vitiate
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destroy effectiveness
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effete
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