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50 Cards in this Set
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ameliorate
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to relive as from pain or hardship
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amenable
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willing and ready to submit
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amity
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friendship
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animosity
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hatred
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clandestine
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secretive
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destitute
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poor
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enigma
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puzzle; riddle
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formidable
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menacing; threatening
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gregarious
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sociable; outgoing
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fortuitous
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happening by luck, fortunate
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paragon
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perfect example
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travail
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laborious effort
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doltish
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stupid, idiotic
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lugubrious
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sad
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indolent
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lazy
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magnanimous
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big hearted; generous
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overt
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open
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concupiscence
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strong sexual desire
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insatiable
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unfulfilled; greedy
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disparity
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inequality
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emanciated
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very thin; wasted away
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celerity
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speed
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extol
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praise
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remiss
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negligent
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ubiquitous
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being present everywhere at once
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umbrage
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a feeling of offense or resentment
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cadence
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inflection of the voice; a sequence of notes or chords
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vulpine
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crafty; cunning
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germinate
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the begin to grow
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alluvial
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pertaining to a flood or to sediment deposited by flowing water
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corporeal
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having to do with a physical body; bodily
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doxology
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formal expression of praise to God
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incipient
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starting to exist or become apparent; in an early stage of development
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lackadaisical
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lacking energy, determination or enthusiasm
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lecherous
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lustful
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libertine
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a person who acts without moral restraint or conscience
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myopic
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unable to see objects clearly from a distance; nearsighted
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occidental
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concerning the countries of Europe and western hemisphere
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ostensible
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apparent as stated, as apposed to real or true
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truculent
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extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight
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filament
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threadlike objects or fiber, especially found in animal or plant structures
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inimical
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like an enemy; hostile
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pernicious
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having harmful or fatal effects; deadly
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stultify
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the render worthless or useless
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taciturn
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habitually silent and uncommunicative
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theosophy
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any of various religious philosophies based on mystical insight if the individual
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torpor
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state of suspended movement or feeling
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abysmal
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a vast extent; extreme
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derision
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mockery; ridicule
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poultice
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used to treat an area of the body ad therapy
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