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30 Cards in this Set
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adroit
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skillful, expert in the use of the hands
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amicable
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peaceable, friendly
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averse
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having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
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benevolent
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kindly, charitable
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cursory
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hasty, not thorough
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duplicasy
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treachery, deceitfulness
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extol
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to praise
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feasible
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possible, able to be done
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impervious
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not affected or hurt by
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impetus
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a moving force, impulse
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meticulous
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exremely careful
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nostalgia
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longing for something past; homesickness
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quintessence
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most typical example
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retrogress
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to move backwards
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tepid
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lukewarm; unenthusiastic, absence of interest
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adversary
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enemy, opponent
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alienate
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to turn away; exclude
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artifice
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clever trick or skill
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coerce
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to compel, force
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craven
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cowardly
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demise
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death; espesially of a person of lofty position
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fallow
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to plow but not seed
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inclement
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stormy, harsh
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muse
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to think about a dreamy way, ponder
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negligible
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so unimportant that it can be disregarded
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precedent
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example that may serve as a basic of imitation or later action
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punitive
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inflicting or aiming at punishment
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redress
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to set right; remedy, relietf from wrong or injury
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sojourn
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a temporary stay
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urbane
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refined in matter or style; suave
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