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64 Cards in this Set
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Nonconformity(ADJ)
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aberrant,different,exceptional,abnormal,anomalous,out of place,out of one's element,irregular,stray,wandering,wanton,peculiar,exclusive,unnatural,eccentric,egregious,off the beaten track,unusual,unaccustomed,uncommon,rare,curious,odd,extraordinary,strange,monstours,unaccountable,queer,quaint,nondescript.
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Decrease(V)
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abate,diminish,lessen,abridge,shrink,contract,drop-off,fall-off,tail-off,fall away,waste,wear,wane,ebb,descend,subside,retreat,run low,languish,decay,crumble,discount,depreciate,extenuate,lower,mitigate,moderate,dwarft,throw in the shade,reduce
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Maltitude (ADJ)
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sundry,divers,myriad,numerous,in profusion,manitold,multiplied,mulitudinous,multinominal,teeming,populous,crowded,thickendless,infinite
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Detraction(N)
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disparagement,depreciation,vilification,obloguy,defamation,slander,calumny,backbiting,libel
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Award (N)
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accolade,adulation,apotheosis,badge,bays,bepraisement,citation,deification,distinction,eloge,encomium,eulogium,eulogy,exaltation,flattery,homage,honor,idolatry,kudos,laud,laurel,lionizing,paean,panegyric,tribute
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Summit(N)
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apogee,top,peak,vertex,apex,zenith,pinnacle,acme,culmination,meridian,utmost height,pitch,maximum,climax,crownimg,watershed,tip,crest,crow's nest
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Deprave(N)
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turpitude,disrepute,ill repute,disappprobation,abasement,debasement,abjectness,degradation,odium,obloguy,opprobrium,ignomity,dishonor,disgrace,shame,humiliation,scandal,infamy
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Powerfully persuative(ADJ)
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cogent,demonstration,probative,unanswerable,conclusive,irresistable,irrefutable,convincing
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Unmanly
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craven,bse,caitiff,chicken,coward,dastard,dunghill,funk,gutless,lily-livers,poltroon,pusillanimous,quitter,recreant,spunkless,
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Novel
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fresh,new,recent,raw,unsettled,virgin,untried,untrodden,unbeaten,modern,new born,new-fangled,up-to-date
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Tendency
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aptness,proneness,proclivity,bent,turn,bias,predisposition,inclination,propensity,susceptibillity,mood,drift,conduciveness
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Similarity
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resamblance,likeness,similitude,semblance,affinity,approximation,parallelism,analogy,correspondance,parity,brotherhood,repetition,uniformity,analogue,pendant,felloe
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Laud
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praise,extol,exalt,glorify,proclaim,worship,revere,adore,pay homage,kneel before,pray,invoke,supplicate,beseech,bless,praise,
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information
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intimate,tell,infrom,acquaint,impart to ,apprise,advise,enlighten,awaken,tranmit,mention,express,represent,notify,signify
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Disappoveval
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protest,dislike,disparage,condemn,speak ill of
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Reckless wasteful
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profligate,extravagant,prodigal,spendthrif
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Appropriate(v)
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confiscate,annex,collective ,commander,communize,take,apportionment,divide,distribute,administer,dispense,allot,share,mete,portion out ,borrowing,hire,rent,imitate,run into dept agree,suit,fit
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Obtain
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accquire,get,gain,earn,procure,gather,assemble,pick,derive,profit,reap the fruit of,,treasure up,produce,recover,redeem,take prossession.
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Person devoted to refined food
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epicure,glutony,bon vivant,gastronome,gourmet
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Derived from
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inherent,subjective,intrinsic,fundamental,implanted,essential,innate,inborn,inbred,ingrained,incarnate,hereditary,inherited,immanent,congential,connate,cognate,indigenous,instinctive,incurable,incorrigible,ineradicable
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Amateur
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abecedarian,aesthele,aficionado,arbiter,greeny,illiterate,lowbrow,ignoramus,philogaster,philosophaster,piddler,dabbler,putterer,sciolist,trifler,tyro,
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easily influenced
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malleable,soft,tender,supple,pliant,pleable,plastic,extensile,yielding,flabby,limb,filmsy,doughy,spongy,flaccid
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Beginning
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broach,dawn,set out,depart,undertake,conceive,commence,embark upon,originate,initiative,set the ball,get underway,
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Fell
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stony hill,animal's hide
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Weak
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tenuous,rare,lack of substance,thin,fine,compressible,spongy,rarefied,unsubstantial
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pretend,deceive
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defraud,cheat,bilk,swindle,mystify,fool,hoodwink,dupe,gull,bamboozle,trick,dissemble,feign,sham,affect
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Worsen
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decline,aggravation,aggravate,heighten,embitter,sour,exacerbate,deteriorate,withering,spoiling,on the wane,degeneration,battered,weathered,stale,passe,shaken,dilapidated,faded,wilted,shabby,perish,topple,break,
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Taking too much
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garrulous,loquacity,talkative,chattering,chatty,sociable,voluble,glib,long winded
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Sharpen
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whet,taper to the point,point,barb
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Dress up
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preen,groom,dress,plume,adorn,bedeck,bedizen,blazon,decorate,doll up,embellish,emblazon,embroider,enrich,fancy up,furbish,garnish,grace,groom,gussy up,ornament,prank,prink,slick up,spiff,trick up
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Annoying
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Vexation,botheration,irritation,displeasure,dissatisficaion,discomfort,malaise,discontent,weariness,affliction
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Conflict of people's opinions
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Dissonance,disagreement,dissidence,discrepacy,incongruity,misalliance,dissension,conflict,opposition,brickering,clashing,argument,quarrel,wrangle,disparity,disproportion,inequality,variance,disvergence,repugnance,unfitness,anaptitude,impropriety,inapplicabillity,inconsistency,irrelevancy,intrusion,interferrence,
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Fail to fullfill promise,
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renege,abjure,abandon,abolish,abrogate,annul,apostatize,back down,back out,backpedal,countermand,counterorder,crawfish out,cry off ,defect,desert,disannual,disavow,discard,disclaim,disown,forsake,maroon,nullify,jettison,jilt,override,overrule,pull out,recall,recant,renegade,renounce,resile,retract,reverse,revoke,stand down,suspend,turn traitor,unsay,vacate,waive,welsh,withdraw,write off
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Something to be immitated
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original object,prototype,model,precedent,standard,ideal,reference,paradigm,keynote,mould
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Without qualification
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arrant,abject,abnominal,absolute,awful,barefaced,base,beastly,beggarly,beneath,contempt,black,blamable,brazen,brassy,crass,crummy,complete,consummate,conspicuous,damnable,debase,definitive,degraded,deplorable,depraved,despicable,detestable,disgraceful,diggusting,downright,dreadful,egregious,enormous,fetid,filthy,flagtious,flagrant,
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Wander aimlessly
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maunder,be loquacious,chatter,prattle,blather,rattle on ,blabber,yak
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Bias,strong tendency
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tendentious,tendencious
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Persist stubbornly
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obstinate,resistance,resisting,resistant,refractory,disobedient,recalcitrant,unconquerable,indomitatble,unyielding
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Praise excessively
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fawn,serve,crawl,servility,crawl,crounch,cower,grovel,lick the feet of,suck up to ,pay court to,do the dirty work of
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Dissolute person,who is marally unrestrained
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libertine,rake,debauchee,seducer,fornicator,lecher,adulterer,Don Juan
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To appease
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propitiate,pacification,pacify,tranquilize,moderate,reconcile,placate,conciliate,settle matters,arrange,accomodate -deity,create,move,preserve,govern, ---forgiveness,forgive,condone,give absolution,beg forgiveness,
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Calm,impassive
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stolid,indifference,cold,cool as cucumber,unconcerned,insouciant,phlegmatic,listless,lackadaisical,half-hearted,unambitious,uncaring
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Abillity to produce theintended result
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efficacy,power,potency,might,force,energy,dint,sway,rightarm,omniprotence,authority,competency,expertise,cogency,influence,ascendency,pressure,activation
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Waste by spending irresponsibly
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sqaunder,miss use,misemploy,misapply,misappropriate,desecrate,abuse,profane,waste,profusion,extravagance,spendthrift drain
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Betrayer of a cause
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apostate,deserter,renegade,turncoat,recreant,ratter,subbath-breaker,atheist,backslider,bolter,reversionist,recusant,schismatic,sectary,traitor,tresonable,turntail,unbeliver,undutiful
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To set apart as holy
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hallow ,consecrate,bless,sanctify,respect ,regard,revere,honor,esteem,venerate,defer to,hail,pay homage to,pay tribute to ,how to
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Marked by stealth,covert,surreptitous
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furtive,stealing,thieving,thieving,light-fingered,predatory,raptorial,rapacious
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Seeming true but actually false,misleadingly attractive
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specious,probabillity,probable,likely,hopeful,plausible,ostensible,well-founded,resonable,credible,presumable,presumptive,apparent
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Concerned, and attentive
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solicitous ,accomodating,affable,agitated,agreeable,overish,anxioused up,apprehensive,ardent,athrist,attentive,avid,botherd,careful,caring,cautious,circumspect,civil,complaisant,concerned,considerate,courteous,curious,deferetial,delicate,desirous,disquited,disturbed,eager,earnest,fair,fearful,heedful,obliging,regardful,
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Appearing true or real
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verisimilitude,probability,likelihood,plausibility,presumption,credibility,chance,prospect
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Strong inclination
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penchat ,preference,predilection,taste,desire,wish,want,need,inclination,partiality,liking,love,fondness,relish,longing,hankering,yearning,coveting,aspiration,ambition
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Dull,unimaginative
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prosaic,
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Agreeable,responsive to suggestion
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amenable,agreement,conformable,in accord,concordant,consonanat,congruous,reconcilable,consistent,proportionate,commensurate,apt,felicitous,germane,on target,approproate,meet
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To sponge,beg, or mooch
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cadge,mooch,bum,grub,sponge,bat,divagate,gallivant,flit,gad,goof off,hobo,loaf,lounge,meander,moon,nomadize,panhandle,peregrinate,perrerate,roam,rove,saunter,scrounge,traipse,vagabond,wayfare
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To punish,hold up to public scorn
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pillory,punish,chastise,chasten,castigate,correct,inflict,lambaste,make an example of
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To exploit,squeeze every last ounce of
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milk,abuse,accomplished,aristeia,attainment,beguike,benefit from,bestow,bleed,capitalize on,clip,cultivate,dealing,deed,do,drain,effort,employ,emprise,endeavour,enterprise,fait accompli,feat,finesse,fleece,gest,gougue,hand,soak,undertaking,venture,victimize,
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Chaos,disorder
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derangement,irregularity,anomaly,unconformity,inconsistency,anachy,anarchism,want of method,untidiness,disunion,discord,confusion,mismash,mix,disarray,jumble,litter,mess,mash,muddle,hash,hodgepodge,imbroglio.medley,disjecta membra,complexity,turmoil,ferment,agitation,to-do,trouble.
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Attemp
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essay,experiment,endeavor,strive,venture,stuggle,take a crack of something
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only found localy
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endemic,indigeous,inhabitant,native,natal,autochthonous,aboriginal,domiciles,naturalized,domesticated,occupied.
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not go along with anyone
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maverick,rebel,disobedience,contumacy,infraction,infringement,violation,noncompliance,nonobservance,revolt,rebellion,mutiny,outbreak,uprising,insurrection,riot,tumult,defience,sedition,treson,
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Person that walk around
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peripatetic,normadic,traveling,itnerant,ambulatory,roving,rambling,vagrant,migratory,wayfaring
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Sour in taste
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acerbate,acid,acidulous,tart,acetous,acetic
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Enlarge,become wider
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dilate,expansion,expand,swell,gather,fill out,deploy,dilate,stretch,distend,spread,wax,spring up,sprout,germinate
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Likely to perform unpredictably
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erratic, mutable,unsteady,unstable,unfixed,unsettled,fluctuating,restless,agitated,erratic,fickle,irresolute,capricious,touch and go,fitful,spamodic,alterable,plastic,transient,wavering
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