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66 Cards in this Set
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness; readiness; liveliness
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aversion
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strong dislike
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involuntary
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not done of one's free will; automatic; unintentional
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loath
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unwilling; disinclined; reluctant
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loathe
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to detest
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volition
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will
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acclivity
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upward slope
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acme
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highest point; summit
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apogee
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farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
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climactic
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arranged in order of increasing force and interest
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consummate
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perfect; superb
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eminence
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high rank
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eminent
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standing out; notable; famous
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ethereal
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of the heavens; celestial; delicate
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exalt
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lift up with joy, pride, etc.
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precipice
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very steep or overhanging place; cliff
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precipitous
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steep as a precipice
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preeminent
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standing out above others; superior
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sublimate
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purify; refine
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sublime
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elevated; noble; uplifting
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vertex
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farthest point opposite the base; apex
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zenith
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highest point; peak
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abject
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sunk to a low condition; wretched
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abysmal
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deep; profound; immeasurably great
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abyss
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bottomless depth; immeasurably great space
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anticlimax
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abrupt decline from the dignified or important to the trivial
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chasm
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deep breach; wide gap or rift
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declivity
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downward slope
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dregs
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most worthless part; sediment at the bottom of a liquid
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earthy
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down-to-earth; realistic; low
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humble
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not proud; modest
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humiliate
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lower the pride, position, or dignity of
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humility
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freedom from pride; humbleness; modesty
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menial
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low; mean; subservient
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nadir
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lowest point
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plumb
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get to the bottom of
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profound
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very deep; deeply felt; intellectually deep
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ravine
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deep, narrow gorge worn by running water
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consanguinuity
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blood relationship
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filial
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of or like a son or daughter
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fraternal
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of or like a brother
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genealogy
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a person's or family's descent; lineage; pedigree
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gentility
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good manners; upper class
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kith and kin
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friends and relatives; kindred
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maternal
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of or like a mother
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nepotism
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favoritism to relatives by those in power
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paternal
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of or like a father
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progenitor
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forefather
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progeny
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offspring; children; descendants
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sibling
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one of two or more children of a family
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aroma
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pleasant odor; bouquet
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aromatic
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sweet-scented; fragrant
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fragrant
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having a pleasant odor
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fusty
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stale-smelling; musty; moldy; old-fashioned
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incense
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substance yielding a pleasant odor when burned
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malodorous
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ill-smelling; stinking; fetid; unpleasantly odorous
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noisome
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offensive to smell; disgusting; harmful; noxious
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olfactory
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pertaining to the sense of smell
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pungent
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sharp in smell or taste; acrid; biting; stimulating
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putrid
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stinking from decay; extremely bad
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rancid
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unpleasant to smell or taste from being spoiled or stale
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rank
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having a strong, bad odor or taste
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reek
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emit a strong, disagreeable smell
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scent
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smell; perfume
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scent
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get a suspicion of
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unsavory
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unpleasant to taste or smell; morally offensive
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