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62 Cards in this Set
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Adulation
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Praise, respect, or love that is excessive
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Ambivalent
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Torn, conflicted
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Antagonistic
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Against, attacking; hostile to
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Apathy
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Lack of interest, feeling, or passion
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Lachrymose
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Tearful,sad
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Nirvana
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State of supreme bliss
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Placid
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Calm, contented, serene
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Rancor
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intense anger
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Reverance
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Profound respect, often mixed with fear
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Saturnine
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Serious,gloomy
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Wary
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Cautious,suspicious,on guard
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Maraud
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to roam or go around in quest of plunder
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Sanctimonious
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making a hypocritical show of religious devotion
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Curry
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to cook or flavor food with curry powder or combo of spices
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Furor
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general outburst of enthusiasm
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Swarthy
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Dark
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Inviolate
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undisturbed, untouched
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Defile
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to make foul,dirty,or unclean;pollute;taint
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Fathom
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to penetrate the truth of, comprehend,understood
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Compunction
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feeling of anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain
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Benchmark
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a reference point or level used as a standard of measurement for other things
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Caveat
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a warning
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Certify
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to confirm or atleast to in an official way
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Embargo
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an official prohibition or restriction of foreign trade by one or more nations against one or more other nations
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Entrepreneur
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someone who is willing to take a financial risk in order to start and build a business on his or her own; a promoter
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Fiscal
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pertaining to financial matters or the economy, especially with respect to business or government
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Indemnify
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protect someone against the possibility of legal action, compensate someone for harm or loss
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Synergy
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an interaction of two or more people or things whose combined effect is greater than the sum of the individual parts
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Usurious
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relating to the practice of charging extremely high or unlawful interest on loaned money
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Windfall
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sudden profit or good fortune
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Audacity
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Boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disreguard for person safety
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Audacity
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Boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disreguard for person safety
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Befuddled
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to confuse, perplex
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Befuddled
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to confuse, perplex
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candid
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frank, outspoken,open and sincere
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candid
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frank, outspoken,open and sincere
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credulous
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willing to believe or trust too readily
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credulous
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willing to believe or trust too readily
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entralling
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to hold spellbound, captivate
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entralling
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to hold spellbound, captivate
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gratis
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without charge or payment free
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gratis
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without charge or payment free
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implacable
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not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified, in exorable
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implacable
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not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified, in exorable
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incipient
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beginning to exist or appear, in an initial stage
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incipient
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beginning to exist or appear, in an initial stage
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indignation
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strong displeasure at something considered unjust
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indignation
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strong displeasure at something considered unjust
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laconic
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using few words, expressing much in a few words, consise
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laconic
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using few words, expressing much in a few words, consise
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Blase
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unimpressed or bored because of exposure
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caveat
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a warning
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mercurial
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changeable
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petty
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of little or no importance or consequence
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philanderer
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man who likes many women
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pompous
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characterized by display of dignity or importance
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reproach
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to find fault with
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seethe
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to surge or foam as boiling
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stolid
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not easily stirred or moved mentally
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summon
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to call upon to do something specified
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trepidation
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tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation
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wilt
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to become limp and drooping
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