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50 Cards in this Set
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detriment
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a disadvantage
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a negative attribute
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dexterous
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skilled
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posistive description
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discretion
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good sense
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positive attribute
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facetious
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funny
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pos. or neg.
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gregarious
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outgoing
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pos
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optimum
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ideal
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positive
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ostentatious
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show
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scrupulous
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ethical
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sensory
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of the senses
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vicarious
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indirect
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collaborate
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to team up
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despondent
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depressed
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instigate
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to cause
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resilient
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quick to recover
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retrospect
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looking back
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rudimentary
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basic
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scoff
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to ridicule
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squelch
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to hold back
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venerate
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to honor
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zealot
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an extremist
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ambiguous
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unclear
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dissident
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a rebel
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embellish
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to decorate
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fritter
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to waste
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inadvertent
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not intended
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inane
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silly
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juxtapose
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to put side by side
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lethargy
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inactivity
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sporadic
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irregular
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subsidize
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to pay for
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berate
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to scold angrily
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estrange
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to drive away
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euphoric
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very happy
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impetuous
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impulsive
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infallible
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perfect
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maudlin
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overly emotional
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regress
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to go backward
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reliquish
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to yield
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ubiquitous
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found everywhere
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zenith
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the highest point
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charlatan
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con artist
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corroburate
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to conform
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disseminate
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to spread
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diverge
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to go in different directions
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dormant
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not active
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hoist
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to raise
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illicit
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unlawful
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irrevocable
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not reversible
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precipitate
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to bring on
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proliferation
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a rapid increase
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