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33 Cards in this Set
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exquisite
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very beautiful, delicate
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affliction
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something causing pain or suffering
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indications
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signs, things that point out or signify
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abundance
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a great supply
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pilfer
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to steal
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palisades
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large pointed stakes set in the ground to form a fence
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conceits
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strange of fanciful ideas
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mollified
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soothed, calmed
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peril
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danger
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loath
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reluctant, unwilling
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sundry
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various, different
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recompense
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reward, repayment
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feigned
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pretended
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manifold
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in many ways
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persevere
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persist, be steadfast in purpose
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omnipotent
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all-powerful
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ineffable
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inexpressible
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dolorous
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sad, mournful
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contiguous
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bordering, adjacent
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precipitate
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very sudden
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caveat
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formal notice, warning
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tensile
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stretchable
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pristine
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pure, uncorrupted
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corollary
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easily drawn conclusion
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aesthetic
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pertaining to study of beauty
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maverick
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nonconformist
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nomadic
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wandering,
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transcribed
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wrote or typed a copy
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empirical
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derived from observation or experiment
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benign
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not injurious or malignant or cancerous
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semantic
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pertaining to meaning in language
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quandary
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state of uncertainty, dilemma
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nascent
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coming to existence, emerging, budding
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