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50 Cards in this Set
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Perfunctory
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mechanical; spiritless
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Remuneration
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payment
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Sedulous
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attentive
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Transgress
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break a rule; violate
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Vociferous
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clamorous
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Agnostic
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one who says that humans cannot understand the nature of humanity and the world
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Bumptious
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boldly conceited
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Chafe
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irritate
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Desultory
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random
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Epitome
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highest point; summary
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Fortuitous
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happening by chance
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Incubus
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an oppressive weight
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Ludicrous
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laughable
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Missive
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letter
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Periphery
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border
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Renegade
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traitor; turncoat
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Seemly
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proper
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Transient
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temporary
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Volatile
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changeable; fickle
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Alacrity
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briskness; eagerness
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Buttress
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support or prop up
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Chalice
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cup
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Detergent
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cleansing agent
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Equable
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even-tempered
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Founder
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sink
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Incumbent
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obligatory; an office holder
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Lugubrious
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sad
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Mollify
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soften; appease
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Permeate
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spread
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Replete
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filled abundantly
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Senile
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aged
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Transmute
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change form
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Voluble
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talkative
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Alleviate
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lighten
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Chastice
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punish
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Deviate
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wander from the usual course
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Equanimity
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calmness
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Fracas
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a noisy argument
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Indigenous
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native
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Luminary
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shining light
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Momentous
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highly important
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Pernicious
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destructive
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Reprisal
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paying back for damage sustained
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Sententious
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meaningful
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Travesty
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ludicrous or burlesque treatment of a subject
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Voracious
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taking by force
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Ameliorate
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to better
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Chauvinist
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extreme nationalist
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Devious
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indirect; crooked
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Equitable
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just; fair
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