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50 Cards in this Set
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Grimace
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facial expression; usually of disgust
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Hibernal
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wintery
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Impunity
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without punishment
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Laudable
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praiseworthy
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Mercenary
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motivated solely by money motives
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Noxious
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injurious
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Omniscient
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all-knowing
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Pastoral
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pertaining to the country
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Redoubtable
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arousing fear
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Saturnine
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habitually solemn
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Tergiversation
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changing sides
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Vigilant
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watchful
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Adamant
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persistent; stubborn
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Bland
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mild
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Careen
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tip over
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Denizen
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inhabitant
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Emolument
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payment
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Fiasco
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a ridiculous failure
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Guile
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deception; strategem
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Hibernate
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spend the winter resting
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Impute
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charge
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Lenient
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merciful; mild
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Mesmerize
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hypnotize
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Numismatics
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coin collecting
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Onerous
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burdensome
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Patent
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clear; obvious
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Regale
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entertain
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Savor
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relish, taste
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Terrestrial
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earthly
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Vilify
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debase; besmirch
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Admonition
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gentle rebuke
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Blandish
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persuade by flattery
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Carouse
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revel
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Deplete
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empty
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Empirical
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experimental
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Fickle
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changeable
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Guileless
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native; without cunning
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Hilarious
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boisterously merry
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Inane
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silly
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Lethal
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deadly
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Meticulous
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finicky; fastidious
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Nuptial
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relating to marriage; connubial
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Opportune
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timely
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Patriarch
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head of a tribe or family
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Redress
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remedy
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Saw
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a saying
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Terse
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to the point; laconic
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Vindicate
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clear of blame
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Adulation
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excessive praise
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Blasphemy
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irreverence
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