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34 Cards in this Set
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Obscure
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Not readily noticed or seen; Inconspicuous; Out of sight; Hidden
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Profusion
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The property of being extremely abundant
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Melancholy
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Sadness or depression of the spirits; Gloom
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Stagnant
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Not moving or flowing; Motionless
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Desolation
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The state of being abandoned or forsaken; Loneliness
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Certitude
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The state of being certain; Complete assurance; Confidence
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Luminescent
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Emitting light not caused by heat
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Insidious
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Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner
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Forlorn
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Wretched or pitiful in appearance or condition
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Ominous
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Menacing; Threatening
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Wistful
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Pensively sad; Melancholy
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Latent
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Present or potential but not evident or active
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Volubility
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Marked by a ready flow of speech; Fluent
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Evoke
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To summon or call forth
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Stolid
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Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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Animosity
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Bitter hostility or open enmity; Active hatred
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Avenge
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To inflict a punishment or penalty in return for; Revenge
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Infamy
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Evil fame or reputation
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Slander
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A false and malicious statement or report about someone
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Implore
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To beg for urgently; entreat
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Futile
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Having no useful result
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Surmise
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To make a guess or conjecture
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Abomination
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a person who is loathsome or disgusting
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Wane
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The act or process of gradually declining or diminishing
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Strife
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A struggle, fight, or quarrel
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Edict
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A decree or proclamation issued by an authority and having the force of law
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Infallible
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Incapable of failing; Certain
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transgress
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To act in violation of
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Reverence
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A feeling of profound awe and respect and often love; Veneration
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Squander
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To fail to take advantage of; Lose a chance for
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Menace
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A troublesome or annoying person
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Reprieve
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Temporary relief, as from danger or pain
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Rhetoric
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The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively
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Salvage
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Something saved from destruction or waste and put to further use
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