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57 Cards in this Set
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deft
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adroit, clever, handy, nimble
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fraternity
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brotherhood, blub, fellowship
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curry
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whip, clober, overwhelm
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quizzical
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disbelieving, questioning
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fripper
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finery, best dress
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legacy
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gift of money or personal property left by will, bequest, inheritance
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tariff
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assessment, tax, levy, price, cost
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wince
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recoil, blanch, flinch, shrink
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discernible
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observable, detectable, perceptible
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furrow
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wrinke, crease, crinke, ridge
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unapproachable
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not attemtable
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constraint
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force, violence, confinement, suppression, restriction
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allegiance
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fidelity, devotion, loyalty
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recurrent
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periodic, frequently returning
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surly
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sullen, glum, morose
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rollicking
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antic, frolicsome, playful
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peril
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danger, hazard, risk, jeopardy
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wrangle
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quarrel, altercation, bickering, fight
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inherent
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born, built-in, inbred, ingrained
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stricken
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hit, struck
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skulk
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sneak, creep, lurk, slink
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inanimate
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unmoving, still, unfeeling
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magistrate
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judge
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sufferance
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allowance, consent, leave, sanction
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querulous
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irritable, fretful, huffy, peevish
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nonchalance
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coolness, composure
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sallow
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yelliow
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sidle
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edge toward, move sideways
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insolent
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pround, arrogant, cavalier, overbearing
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convey
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carry, ferry, tote, tronsport
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gall
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brashness, brass, confidnece
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mystic
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mystical, inscrutable, unaccountable
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gloaming
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evening, dusk, nightfall
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discerning
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wise, insighted, knowing
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savor
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taste, flavor, relish
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melee
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clash, affray, scrimmage
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contorted
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deformed, misshapen, tortured
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emphatic
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marked by stress, assertive, forceful
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chirrup
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chirp, peep, cheep
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finesse
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manipulate, exploit, maneuver
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ominous
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foreshadow evil, warning danger
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malice
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grudge, ill will, malevolence
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haggard
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thing, careworn, drawn
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canker
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debase, corrupt, deprave
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affable
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gracious, congenial, cordial
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exasperation
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annoyance, aggravation, bother
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irresolute
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vacillating, halting, hesitant, uncertain
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elemental
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basic, essential, fundamental
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defiance
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challenge, dare, defy
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menace
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threaten, frighten, alarm
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invincible
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unconquerable, invulnerable, unbeatable
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imperceptibly
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invisibly, unobservable, minutely
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unendurable
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unbearable, insufferable, intolerable
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implacable
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grim, ironfisted, merciless
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unutterable
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unspeakable, indefinable, untellable
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inalienable
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that can't be taken away
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speculative
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thoughtfull, deliberative, reflective, reasonable
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