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20 Cards in this Set
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Adulation
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Excessive praise
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Anathema
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Curse; abomination
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Astute
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Shrewd (manipulative) in a positive way
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Autonomous
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Self-governing or freedom/responsibility
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Bellicose
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War like - antagonistic - aggressive
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Braggadocio
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unjustified boasting
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Chide
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Scold
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Denizen
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Inhabitant
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Fiasco
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Ridiculous failure
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Harbinger
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Forerunner
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Inadvertent
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Thoughtless - accidental
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Inveigle
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Persuade to flattery
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Irrefutable
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Unable to be disproved
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Lassitude
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Lazy / Sluggish
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Misnomer
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Wrong name - putting the wrong label on things
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Panacea
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A cure-all - literally medically or abstract
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Prevaricate
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Lie
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Proselytize
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Aiming to conform - religious and not religious(political)
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Pseudonym
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Pen name - Dr. Seuss
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Quixotic
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Impractical
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