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50 Cards in this Set
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Deride
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ridicule
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Enhance
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increase
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Flamboyant
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showy
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Homily
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sermon
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Incessant
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without pause
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Limpid
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transparently clear
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Miry
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muddy
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Ostensible
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apparent
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Penance
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sorrow for a sin
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Regimen
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administration
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Scourge
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punish severly
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Timorous
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fearful
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Virtuoso
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expert
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Abstemious
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moderate, especially in the use of food and drink
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Bombastic
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pompous in language
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Cavil
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find petty fault
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Derogatory
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belittling
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Enigma
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puzzle
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Flay
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scold severly; skin
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Homogeneous
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uniform
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Incipient
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beginning
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Lithe
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nimble; bending easily
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Miscreant
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villain
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Ostentatious
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showing off
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Penchant
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strong inclination
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Relegate
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assign to an inferior position
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Scrutiny
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careful examination
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Tirade
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a long speech of abuse
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Virulent
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malignant; hostile
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Aesthetic
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pertaining to the beautiful
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Bounty
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generosity
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Celerity
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speed
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Descry
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discern
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Enjoin
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prohibit
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Fleet
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moving fast
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Hoodwink
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deceive
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Inclement
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merciless; stormy
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Litigious
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disputing at law
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Misnomer
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wrong name
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Ostracize
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banish disgracefully
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Pensive
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thoughtful
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Relegant
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on the subject
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Scurrilous
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coarsely abusive in language
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Torpid
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listless, phlegmatic, sluggish
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Visage
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face
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Affable
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sociable
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Bowdlerize
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remove offensive portions in a book
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Celibate
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one who is not married
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Desecrate
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render unholy
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Ephemeral
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short-lived
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