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118 Cards in this Set
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Adroit
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Skillful
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Aficionado
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An enthusiastic fan or follower
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Altuistic
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Unselfish
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Capicious
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Unpredictable
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Cosmopolitan
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International
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disdain
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To scorn or treat as unworthy
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Fraternal
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Referring to brothers
Very friendly |
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Gullible
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Easily decived or cheated
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Hypocritical
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Giving a false appearance of virtue
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Intrepid
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Fearless
Brave |
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Melancholy
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Deep sadness or depression
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Venerable
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Worthy of great respect because of age or dignity
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Affluent
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Rich
Prosperous |
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Alien
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Strange
Foreign |
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Astute
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Having excellent judgement
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Candid
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Truthful
Honest in giving opinions |
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Cordial
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Warm and sincere
Friendly |
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Dogmatic
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Arrogent in belief
Opinionated |
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Exuberant
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Very enthusiastic or joyful
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Frivolous
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Un-important
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Frugal
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Thrifty
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Gauche
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Awkward
Lacking in social graces and manners |
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Novice
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Beginner
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Stoic
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Not showing the effects of pain or pleasure
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Apprehend
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To arrest
To understand mentally |
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Accord
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Agreement
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Appease
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Satisfy
Calm |
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Attrition
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Slowly wearing down
Wearing away |
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Cartel
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A group that controls prices
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Bureauracy
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Administration by employees who follow fixed rules
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Catastrophe
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Great disaster
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Corrborate
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To confirm
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Diplomacy
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Offical international relations
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Entrepreneur
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Person who starts a business
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Intervene
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Interfere
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Ominous
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Warning of bad things to come
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Renegade
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Traitor
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Chaos
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Total disorder and confusion
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Defer
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Delay
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Epitome
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The best example
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Hegemony
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Dominance of one country
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Pacify
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Calm
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Supplant
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Replace
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Thrive
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Grow Strong
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Radical
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Favoring great change
Extreme |
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Liberal
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Favoring gradual progress
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Conservative
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Fvoring traditional beliefs and actions
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Reactinonary
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Opposing progress in an extreme way
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Bland
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Claming
Not spicy Dull |
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levofloxacin
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Levaquin
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quinolone antibiotic
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Clarify
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To make clear
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Concise
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Short and clear
Using few words |
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Contemplate
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To think about carefully for a long period of time
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Dynamic
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Energetic
Forceful Fast moving |
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Elated
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Thrilled
Very happy |
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Emulate
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Imitate
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Enigma
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Something puzzling
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Ludicrous
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Absurd
Outrageous |
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Harass
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Annoy
Attack repeatedly |
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Skeptical
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Doubting
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Thwart
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To prevent from happening
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Appall
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Horrify
To fill with horror, dismay, or shock |
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Belligerent
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Hostile
Engeged in warefare |
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Chagrin
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Embarassment caused by failure
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Condemn
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Criticize
Express strong disapproval |
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Contend
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Compete
Struggle against |
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Elict
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Drawforth (a response)
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Emphatic
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Strong
Definite |
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Flamboyant
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Showy
Flashy Dramatic |
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Frenetic
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Wildly active
Excited |
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Undermine
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Weaken
Injure slowly |
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Accolade
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Great praise
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Augment
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Increase
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Chivalrous
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Having qualitys of honor
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Complacent
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Overly self-satisfied
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Cryptic
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Puzzling
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Fabricate
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Construct
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Indulge
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Pamper
Yeild to ones desires |
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Jeopardize
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Risk loss or damage
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Mandatory
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Required
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Meticulous
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Extremely careful
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Obsolete
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No longer in use
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Zealous
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Etxtremely dedicated
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Adulation
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Extreme admiration or flattery
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Chronological
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Aranged in order of time, from first to last
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Copious
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Plentiful
Abundant |
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Cultivate
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Develop
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Discretion
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Good judgement
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Euphemism
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A positive word or phrase that replaces a negetive word/phrase
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Mammoth
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Huge
Very large |
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Pinnacle
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Top
Higest point |
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Procrastinate
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Delay
Put off |
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Successive
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Following after another without interruption
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Withstand
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Not surrender
To bear (the force of) |
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Antidote
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Somethng that acts agains a poison
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Antipathy
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Gread hatered or disgust
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Antithesis
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Opposite
Direct contact |
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Equilibrium
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Stability
Balance |
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Equitable
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Fair
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Equivocal
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Often misleading
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Resiliennt
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Able to recover quickly from problems
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Revelation
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Surprising news
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Revert
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Return to a former habit
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Subdue
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Conqure
Bring under control |
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Subordinate
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Less important
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Subvert
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Weaken
Undermine |
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Autobiography
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Account of a persons life written by that person
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Autocratic
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Having absolute power
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Autonomous
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Independent
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Eccentric
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Odd
Unusual |
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Exorbiant
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Expensive
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Exploit
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Use
Take advantage of |
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Extricate
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Disentangle
Extract |
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Impartial
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FairJust
Un-biased |
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Incongruous
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Out of place
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Ingenious
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Clever
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Interminable
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Endless
Too long |
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Invincible
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Unable to be defeated
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