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50 Cards in this Set
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Paroxysm
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outburst of emotion
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Recrudescence
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revival
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Sardonic
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sneering
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Tenebrous
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dark
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Vicarious
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sharing another's experience
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Acquiesce
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comply; yield
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Bibliophobe
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hater of books
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Caper
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skip
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Demise
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death
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Emanate
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issue forth
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Fetid
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having a bad odor
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Gossamer
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flimsy material; gauzy
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Heresy
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unorthodox doctrine
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Importune
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plead with
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Lassitude
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sluggishness
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Mendicant
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begging
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Nonentity
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of little importance
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Ogle
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flirt
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Parricide
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murder of a father or mother
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Recumbent
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lying down
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Sartorial
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pertaining to clothes
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Tentative
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experimental; provisional
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Vicissitudes
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change in fortune
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Wrangle
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quarrel
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Acrimonious
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biting; sharp
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Bigoted
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prejudiced
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Capricious
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changeable; whimsical
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Demur
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hesitate
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Embezzle
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steal
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Fetish
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an object of unreasoning devotion
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Grandiose
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grand; imposing
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Heterogenous
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not uniform
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Impromptu
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without previous preparation
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Latent
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hidden; not apparent
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Mephitic
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smelly
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Novice
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beginner
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Ominous
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forecasting evil
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Parsimonious
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stingy
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Redolent
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aromatic
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Satiate
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satisfy fully
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Tenuous
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slender
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Victuals
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food
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Acumen
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insight
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Bizarre
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strange; fantastic
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Captious
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quick to find a petty fault; hypercritical
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Demure
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affectedly modest
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Emollient
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softener
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Fetter
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chain
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Gregarious
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sociable
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Hiatus
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gap
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