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50 Cards in this Set
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Castigate
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punish
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Deplore
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lament; regret
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Emulate
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try to excel or equal
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Ficticious
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imaginary
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Gullible
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easily imposed upon
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Histrionic
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theatrical
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Inadvertent
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thoughtless
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Lethargy
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sluggishness
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Mettle
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courage
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Opprobrium
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disgrace; infamy
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Paucity
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lack
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Redundant
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superfluous
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Sintilla
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trace
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Testy
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easily angered
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Vindictive
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revengeful
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Adumbrate
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foreshadow
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Blatant
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noisy
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Cataclysm
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a violent disruption
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Deprecate
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protest strongly
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Encomium
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praise
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Filch
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steal
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Hoax
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rumor designed to deceive the public
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Inarticulate
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unable to express in words
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Levity
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lightness; frivolity
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Mien
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appearance
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Orthography
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correct spelling
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Pedantic
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making a display of learning
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Refractory
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stubborn
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Scintillate
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sparkle
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Tether
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fasten
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Virago
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quarrelsome woman
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Adventitious
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happening by chance
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Blithe
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cheerful
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Catholic
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tolerant; universal
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Derelict
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abandoned vessel; social outcase; negligent
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Engender
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cause
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Fissure
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crack in the earth
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Holocaust
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destruction by fire
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Incarcerate
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imprison
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Licentious
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highly immodest; lustful
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Mirage
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optical illusion
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Oscillate
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waver; undulate
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Pellucid
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very clear
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Refute
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disprove
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Scion
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heir
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Therapeutic
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curative
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Virile
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manly
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Aeon
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age
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Bogus
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not genuine
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Caustic
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biting
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