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50 Cards in this Set
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intrepid
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very brave, fearless unshakeable
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rejuvenate
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to make young again, to renew
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auxiliary
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giving assistance or support; a helper, aid
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realm
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a kingdom; a reigion of study
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diligent
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hardworking, industrious, not lazy
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fodder
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food for horses or cattle
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dwindle
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to lesson, diminish
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chide
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to blame, scold
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quaver
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to shake, tremble; to trill
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illustrious
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very famous, distinguished
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commandeer
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to seize for military or offical use
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circumspect
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careful, cautious
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rift
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a split, break, breach
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larceny
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theft
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squander
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to spend foolishly
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warp
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to twist out of shape; an abnormality
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incredulous
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disbelieving, skeptical
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relinquish
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to let go, give up
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malign
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to speak of evil,slander, evil
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liability
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a dept; something disadvantageous
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cumbersome
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clumsy, hard to handle; slow moving
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illegible
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difficult or impossible to read
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incinerate
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to burn to ashes
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flippant
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laking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
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efface
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to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
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temperate
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mild, moderate
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languid
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drooping; without energy, sluggish
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venture
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a risky or daring undertaking; to expose to danger
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brigand
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a bandit
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irate
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angry
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condone
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to pardon or overlook
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pilfer
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to steal in small quanities
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adherent
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a follower, supporter; attached, sticking to
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synthetic
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made or put together by people; something artifical
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concise
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expressing much in a few words
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ponder
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to consider carefully, reflect on
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reek
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an unpleasent smell; to give off unpleasent smells
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brivity
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shortness
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impel
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to force, drive forward
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slapdash
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careless and hasty
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proliferate
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to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
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candid
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frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
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lucrative
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bringing in money, profitable
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auspicious
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favorable, fortunate
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divulge
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to tell,reveal; to make public
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feign
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to pretend
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paramount
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chief in importance, above all others
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atone
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to make up for
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jeer
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to make fun of rudly or unkindly; as rude remark
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surly
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angry and bad-tempered; rude
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