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59 Cards in this Set
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causing fear, dread, or awe; hard to overcome or handle
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formidable
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enormous; amazing; immense
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prodigious
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cautious; careful
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circumspect
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in numerous ways; various
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manifold
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sad, mournful
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dolorous
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inexpressible
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ineffable
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not favorable; not promising
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inauspicious
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impressive b/c of age or reputation
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venerable
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shameful; humiliating
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ignominious
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an objection; a peal of protest
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remonstrance
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of different orgins; not of the same kind
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heterogeneous
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wisdom
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sagacity
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quivering; trembling
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tremulous
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an objection
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expostulation
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sensational; shocking
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lurid
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mysterious; incapable of being understood
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inscrutable
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obstinate
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contumaciously
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a whim; sudden change of mind
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caprice
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a strong curse
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anathema
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to drink or take in
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imbibe
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inconspicuous; modest
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unobtrusive
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annoyingly persistent; insistent
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importunate
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hostile; threatening
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inimical
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hard to understand
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abstruse
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not earthly; light and delicate; heavenly
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ethereal
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not perceptible to the touch
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impalpable
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nearness
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propinquity
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hardworking; diligent
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sedulous
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harmful to health
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deleterious
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inclination; tendency
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propensity
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talkativeness
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loquacity
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an unforseeable change
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vicissitude
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laziness
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indolence
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agreeable; eager to please
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complaisant
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the art of speaking or writing effectively
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rhetoric
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sorrowful
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doleful
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happiness; bliss
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felicity
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deceitful; treacherous
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insidious
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alert to danger
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vigilant
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inability to be wrong; reliability
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infallibility
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yielding to others; readily adaptable
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malleable
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freedom or exemption from punishment or penalty
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impunity
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prompt and eager readiness
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alacrity
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to stop, cease, or abstain
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desist
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severely simple or plain; without ornament or comfort
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austere
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sluggishness; inactivity
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torpor
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corruption, wickedness
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depravity
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to free from blame
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exculpate
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to call down evil upon; to curse or speak abusively
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execrate
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an intervention
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interposition
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not easily moved to pity or sympathy
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obdurate
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causing great injury or destruction
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pernicious
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muddy, cloudy; confused or perplexed
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turbid
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very steep
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precipitous
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insistent
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importunate
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seeming to be sound (solid) without actually being
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specious
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lacking flavor; dull; bland
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insipid
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obstinate peristence; holding on to an opinion or purpose
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pertinacity
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abnormal
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anomalous
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