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75 Cards in this Set
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Accord
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agreement conformity
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Acute
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sharp, keen
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Allegory
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symbolic representation
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allusion
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implied or direct reference
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ameliorate
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to improve
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amenable
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submissive
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anathema
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something that is lothed, cursed
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approbation
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praise
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barbarity
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inhumanity
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beneficient
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doing something good
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cajole
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coax
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caveat
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a warning
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conjecture
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inference
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deference
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respect for a superior
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deplorable
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wretched
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Desolate
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deserted
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drivel
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nonsense
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earnest
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seriousness
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edifice
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building
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emancipate
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to set free
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emulate
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imitate
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enumerate
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count
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evanescent
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to vanish
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exult
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rejoice
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hackneyed
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trite
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heterodox
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contrary/different
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impertinent
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irrelevant
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incessant
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unceasing
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incisive
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sharp, stinging tone of voice
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inclement
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severe, stormy
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indubitable
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unquestionable
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infamy
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evil reputation
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inscrutable
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mysterious
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invariable
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constant
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lassitude
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fatigue
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lurid
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melodramatic
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marrow
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core
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melancholy
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dejection
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misdemeanor
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crime less serious than a felony
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nebulous
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vague
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nutriment
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nourishing
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orthodox
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conventional
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pathos
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evoking pity or compassion
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perverse
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wrongheaded, contrary
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physiognomy
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facial features
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Plebian
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commoner
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precocious
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mature
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proclivity
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predisposition
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prodigious
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huge
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propagate
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spread
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propinquity
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closness
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providence
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divine inspiration
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quicken
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revive/hasten
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raiment
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clothing
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rend
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to tear appart
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repudiate
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disown
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salient
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prominent
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scathing
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bitterly severe
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scintillate
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sparkle
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scruple
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qualm
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simulate
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imitate
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stringent
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strict
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sustenance
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nourishment
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tempest
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storm
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throng
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crowd
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toil
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struggle
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transcend
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overcome
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usury
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lending money at exorbitant interest rates
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vagrant
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hobo
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venerable
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having respect due to age
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vestment
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overgarment
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vigor
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intense bodily or mental strength
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vitriol
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hateful speech
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vivacity
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sprightly
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wanton
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being without check or limitation
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