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80 Cards in this Set
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ludicrously
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utterly ridiculous
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reconnoiter
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gather information
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ironic
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opposite of truth
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incontinence
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unable to control bladder or bowels
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monotone
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unchanging tone
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patently
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obviously
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pugnacious
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inclined to fight or be aggressive
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elusive
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hard to find
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disheveled
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untidy
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gimlet
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tool for making holes in wood
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inundated
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overwhelmed
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incredulous
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unwilling to believe
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demur
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to delay or avoid
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comestibles
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food something edible
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venerable
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worthy of respect
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amenable
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willing to cooperate
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sumptuous
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magnificent or grand in appearance
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fiat
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formal or official authorization of something
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deluded
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lead to false belief
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flora
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plant life
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tedium
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boredom
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viscous
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sticky consistency of glue
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deprivation
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being deprived or somehting taken away
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redundant
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repitition
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expletive
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profane exclamation
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eminence
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high rank or positon
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gnarled
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gloomy sullen
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gnesis
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layered rock similiar to granite
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lichen
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complex plantlife organisms
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gorge
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narrow ravine
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traverse
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to go or travel across
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palpitating
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quiver
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coherent
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clearly
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cataleptic
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trancelike state
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magnanimous
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couragous spirit
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equanimity
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balance
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innate
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belonging to
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palpable
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able to be touched
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banality
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common place
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escarpments
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steep slope front of long cliff
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laud
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to highly praise
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incongruous
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out of place
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elusive
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unable to touch
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canopy
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over hanging cover
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dissapate
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break up and drive off
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rent
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tear in cloth
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sauntered
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stroll
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olfactory
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sense of smell
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agile
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able to move quickly
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salient
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standing out
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adroit
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skillful or clever
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demeanor
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behavior
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sphincter
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rounded muscle
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diverge
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move in different directions
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tumult
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uproar or confusion
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diconsolate
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hopefully sad
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patrician
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person of high birth
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epigrams
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short poems
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acrimonious
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harshness of language and feelings
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formative
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to form or shap
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serene
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calm
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amble
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leisurely walk
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beguile
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deception
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prow
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front part of a mountain
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sloth
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slow moving mammal
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relic
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survivor
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temperate
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moderate climate
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savanna
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temperate grassland
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gruesome
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horror or repulsion
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peril
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exposed to risk
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lethal
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causing of death
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glacial
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extremely cold
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precipice
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steep or overhanging rock
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precise
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exactly or sharply stated
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formidable
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very impressive
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convival
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feasting and drinkin in good company
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occipital
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bone in back of skull
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fastidious
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high standards
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grimaced
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expression of disgust
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exquisitely
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carefully selected
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