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45 Cards in this Set
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amenity
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something over and above what's expected
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apparition
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a ghost
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avaricious
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greedy for money
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aversion
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intense dislike
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congnizant
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aware of
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condone
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to tacitly aprove
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delude
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to mislead the judgement of
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disdain
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scorn or contempt
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dreary
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gloomy
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eclectic
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made up of different styles
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exasperate
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to irritate or annoy
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formidable
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hard to overcome because of its strength
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gamut
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an entire range of something
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giddy
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having a frivolous, dizzy sensation or feeling
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gullible
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easily fooled
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gossamer
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light and translucent in apperance
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glower
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to look or stare with annoyance or anger
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hemorrhage
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to lose a lot of blood
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inane
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foolish
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incense
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to make very angry
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inexorably
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relentless
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itinerant
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traveling from place to place
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lackadasical
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lacking spirit
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malicious
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full of evil intent
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loquacious
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full of execive talk
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mimic
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to make fun of
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mollify
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to reduce someone's anger
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nonchalant
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without enthusiasim
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ostracize
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exclude from a group
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placate
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to make peaceful; to appease
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pugnacious
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of a fighting nature
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putrid
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rotten smell
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quintessence
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the most perfect example
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revel
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to party and celebrate noisely
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sacrilegious
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insulting religious practices
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scuttlebutt
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gossip, rumors
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shun
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to avoid; to keep away from
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sophmoric
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concieted; overconfidant
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splendid
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magnificent; glorious
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suave
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very polite; pollished mannor
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transgress
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to go beyond
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ubiquitous
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seeming to be everywhere
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vehement
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having or showing strong feeling
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verbatim
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word for word
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vile
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morally evil; repulsive
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