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50 Cards in this Set
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Fractious
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irritable
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Indigent
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poor
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Lurid
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sensationally vivid
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Moot
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debatable
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Perspicacious
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acute; descerning
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Reprove
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rebuke; disprove
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Serried
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packed close
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Trenchant
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keen-edged
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Vulnerable
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conquerable
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Alluvial
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pertaining to mud left behind by running water
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Chicanery
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deception by sharp practice
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Dexterous
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skillful
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Equity
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justice
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Frugal
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inexpensive
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Indolent
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lazy
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Morass
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bog; swamp
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Perspicuous
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lucid
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Requite
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pay back
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Sever
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disunite
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Trepidation
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agitation from fear
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Vulpine
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crafty
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Altercation
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quarrel
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Chide
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scold
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Diabolic
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fiendish; devilish
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Equivocal
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deliberately vague
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Fulsome
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repulsive
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Indomitable
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unconquerable
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Morbid
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unwholesome
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Pertinacity
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persistency
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Respite
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pause
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Shibboleth
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watchword
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Trite
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stale; commonplace
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Altruistic
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unselfish
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Chimerical
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fantastic
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Diagnosis
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explanation resulting from a careful study of facts
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Erode
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wear away
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Furtive
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secretive
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Inebriety
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drunkenness
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Mordant
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biting
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Peruse
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read
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Reticent
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secretive
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Sidle
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move sideways
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Truculent
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fierce
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Ambiguous
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vague; of doubtful nature
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Choleric
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ill-tempered
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Diatribe
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an abusive speech
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Eschew
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avoid; forego
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Futile
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useless
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Ineffable
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indescribable
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Mores
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customs
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