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100 Cards in this Set
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Affinity
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Likeness based on relationship or casal connection,preference,attraction to , liking.
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Brevity
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briefness; shortness or duration
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Brusque
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blunt;Rudely,Abrupt; curt
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Clemency
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Mercy;mercy in judging;leniency
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Coalesce
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to join; to merge to form one whole
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Copious
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plentiful;abundant;in plentiful supply
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Dearth
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A shortage; a scarcity; lack
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Decadence
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a decline; a condition of moral deterioration;decay
derency |
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Dispassionate
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unemotional, not influenced by emotion; impartial
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Eloquent
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strring
extermely, expensive and persuasive moving |
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Exemplary
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excellent;worthy of imitation;praise worthy
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Exuberance
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joy;to twist and turn as in pain or discomfort
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Fledgling
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Freshman,one that is new; new and untried or inexperienced
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Frivolous
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light-hearted; not sensible; not properly serious; silly
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hackneyed
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lacking of freshness or orginality; overused
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heist
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a burglary or theft
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incessant
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ceaseless;continuing follow without interption
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incidental
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secondary; occuring as a minor consequence of something move important minor
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indefatigable
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untiring; never getting tired
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insolvent
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without money; unable to pay debts; penniless
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jargon
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technical language; the specialized langage of people in the same profession
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lampoon
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to make fun of; to attack or ridicule through humorous imitation; to spoof
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levity
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light-heartedness; lightness of manner or speech merriness
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meander
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to wander; to move aimlessly; wader lazily; stray
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misanthrope
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an antisocial person; a person who hates or distrust humankind
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morse
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gloomy;very gloomy or sullen
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nonchalance
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lack of concern; casual indifference
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opulence
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wealth, riches; luxury
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parsimonious
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stingy; to thrifty; miserly
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peripheral
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of little importance; irrelevent
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prodigal
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extravagant; wasteful and reckless with money
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progeny
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childern;desendents;offspring
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proximity
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the quality or state of being proximate; closeness
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querulous
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discontented; complaining; whiming, cross
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reproach
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an expression of disapproval; blame; a rebuke
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respite
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time off; a short period of rest or relief; a vacation
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sagacious
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keen on sence; wise
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stoic
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showing no distress; seemingly uneffected by pain or discomfort
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substantiate
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to prove; to support; verify; confirm
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supplant
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to replace; to displace
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surreptitious
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secret; done in a secert or sly way; stealthy
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torpor
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drowsiness; a state or mental or physical in activity; sluggishness
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unassailable
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not laible; undeniable
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unobtrusive
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not noticable; not readily noticable or eye catching
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unscathed
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unhurt; not harmed or injured
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vacillate
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to hesitate; to sway indecisively between two opinions to waver
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voluminous
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full; big; large; bulky
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voracious
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greedy;raven;consuing or eager to consume large amounts; instiable
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writhe
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squirm; high-spirited enthusiasn; to bend
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accolade
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an experssion of approval praise
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affable
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good-natured; friendly; easy to get along with
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apocryphal
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fictitious; of doubtful authenticity; not genunine
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appall
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to horrify; to shock; dismay
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assuage
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to make severe to relieve or lessen
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blasphemy
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an insult to something holy
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cenure
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disapproval
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contract
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to become smaller; to reduce in size; becompressed
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desultory
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random; moving from one thing to another in an un planned way
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enmity
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hosility; hatred
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erroneous
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in error;mistaken
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garbled
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distorted; mixed up to such a extent as to be misleading or incomprehendible
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garner
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to gather; to collect
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loquacious
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talking too much; very talkative
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obtuse
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dimwitted; slow to understand; dull
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opaque
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difficult to understand or explain; obscure; incomprehensible
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paucity
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lack; a scarcity; an insufficiency
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peruse
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to inspect; to examine; read with great care
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profane
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ungrammatical
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recapitulate
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to sum up; to summerize or repeat briefly; to state again
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rescind
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to cancel; to take back; to repeal
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recluse
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a loner; a hermit; a person who leads a solitary life
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renounce
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to disown; to reject; give up; cast off;
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scrutinize
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to look at closely; to inspect; to examine
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stagnant
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motionless; not moving; not flowing
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uniform
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unvarying; all or always the same; without variety
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Heretic
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a rebel;a person who holds unpopular or unaccepted beliefs; dissenter; nonconformist
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incite
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to urge on; to stir up
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langish
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to do poorly; to lose strength; fail in health; be weak
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Clamor
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loud noise; a loud cry
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duplicity
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deceit; deliberate deceptiveness
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vilify
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to speak evil of; to make abusive statements about
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untenable
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unable to defended; insupportable
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irresolute
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unble to decide- uncertain how to think or act; undecided
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eqivocal
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vague open to more that are interpretation and often intended to mislead
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Cognaizant
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conscious of; aware
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negligent
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careless
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ludicrous
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ridiculous; laughable
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lavish
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overly luxurious;extraveagent
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kindle
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to inspire; to stir up; or arouse
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commeiserate
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to express sorrow; to sympathize; express compassion
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expedient
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self-interested;self-serving;convenient
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hindrance
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a barrier;an obstacle; impediment
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cacophony
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unpleasant noise
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diatribe
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a calm discussion
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infraction
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a breaking of a law or rule; a violation
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gravity
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seriousness
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edifice
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a structure; a building, especiallyof large, imposing size
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somber
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very serious;severity; weight importance
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effervescent
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lively, bubbling with high spirits; exhilarated
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irascible
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bad tempered;easily angered; irritable
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