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50 Cards in this Set
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Adonis
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very handsome young man
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Ambrosial
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extremely delicious; pleasing to taste or smell
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Atlas
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book of maps
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Draconian
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cruel, harsh, severe, ironhanded
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Echolalia
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automatic and immediate repetition
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Forum
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place for open discussion; public meeting
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Hector
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bully; intimidate with threats
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Thespian
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pertaining to the drama or acting
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Martial
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warlike
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Narcissistic
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in love with oneself
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Paean
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song or hymn of praise, joy, or triumph
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Philippis
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bitter denunciations; tirade
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Plutocratic
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having great influence because of one's wealth
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Odyssey
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long series of travels
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Siren
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dangerous, attractive woman; sounds lound warnings
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Stentorian
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very loud
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Aboard
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on a ship; on
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Amiss
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wrong, imperfect, faulty
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Anon
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soon, presently
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Amiss
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wrong, imperfect, faulty
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Anon
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soon presently
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Asunder
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apart (torn apart)
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Begrimed
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covered with grime; made dirty
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behest
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command, order
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Behooved
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be necessary for; be proper for
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Belittle
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cause to seem little or unimportant; disparage
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Beset
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attack on all sides; surround
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Betimes
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early
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Cumbersome
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burdensome
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Foundling
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infant found after being deserted by its unknown parents
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Noisome
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offensive to the sense of smell
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Nowise
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in no way; not at all
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Lissome
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lithesome, nimble
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Starveling
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one who is thin from lack of food
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Yearling
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one who is a year old
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Bearish
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rough; tending to depress stock prices
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Bullish
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obstinate, tending to cause rises in stock prices
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Canine
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of or pertaining to the dog family
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Diabolical
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very cruel, wicked, fiendish
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Feline
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sly; stealthy; cat family
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Feminine
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having features belonging to women
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Filial
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of or befitting a daughter or son
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Fraternal
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brotherly, having to do with a fraternal society
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Lupine
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of or like a wolf; ravenous
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Masculine
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having qualities appropriate to a man
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Maternal
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motherly; inherited from orrelated to the mother's side
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Puerile
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foolish for a grown-up to say or do
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Sanguinary
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bloody
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Sheepish
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awkwardly bashful or embarrassed; like a sheep in timidity or stupidity
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Vulpine
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of or like a fox; crafty, cunning.
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