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104 Cards in this Set
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voracious
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desiring or consuming great quantities
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eminent
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of high reputation, outstanding
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replete
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completely filled or supplied with
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prognosticate
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predict of foretell a future event
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tinge
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a trace, smattering, or slight degree
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implore
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to plead urgently for aid or mercy
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interminable
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un ending
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perceive
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to understand, know, become aware of
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laconic
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expressing much in few words
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intrepid
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brave
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reticent
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silent
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furtive
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secret; stealthy
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plethora
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excess
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fabricate
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lie; construct
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cajole
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coax
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loathe
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hate
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reprimand
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show sharp disapproval
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caustic
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sarcastic; biting
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incipient
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just beginning to exist
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ominous
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threatening
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repudiate
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stiffen with fear or anger
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alacrity
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briskness; lively action
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disdain
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contempt
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castigate
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correct by punishment
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sordid
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dirty; base
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solace
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easing of grief
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frenzy
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wild fit
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inane
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foolish
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concur
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agree
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admonish
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to warn, reprove
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inexorable
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inflexible, unrelenting
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egregious
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remarkably bad
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paucity
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scarcity
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derivative of pauci!!
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elicit
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draw forth
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discern
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perceive
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consternation
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dismay
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deride
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ridicule; scoff at
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laudable
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praisworthy
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derivative of laudo!!
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fiasco
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complete failure
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implacable
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a fit, sudden outburst
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reprehensible
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worthy of blame
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exacerbate
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to irritate, make worse
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oust
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to drive out, eject
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emaciated
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abnormally thin, wasted away
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ubiquitous
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being everywhere at the same time
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thwart
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to hinder; defeat
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harbinger
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a forerunner, advance notice
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excruciating
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agonizing, torturing
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succumb
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to give way, yield
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adverse
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unfavorable, harmful
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entourage
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group of attendants
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virulent
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full of hate; harm
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spew
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throw up, vomit, eject
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solicit
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to beg; seek earnestly
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loath
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unwilling, reluctant
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astute
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keen; shrewd
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advocate
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to be in favor of; to support
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scrutinize
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examine closely
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nefarious
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villanous, vicious
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amicable
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friendly; peaceful
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derivative of amici!!
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vexatious
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annoying
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premonition
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forewarning
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recoil
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draw back
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pertinent
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to the point
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doleful
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sad; melancholy
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frustrate
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counteract, foil, thwart
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interject
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insert, interrupt
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salient
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outstanding, prominent
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imminent
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likely to happen, threatening
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poignant
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moving, painful to the feelings
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sanguine
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optomistic
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coerce
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to force
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meticulous
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careful
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conjecture
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guess
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obviate
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do away with, eliminate
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anathema
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something greately detested
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diatribe
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bitter criticism
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expunge
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erase
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fortuitous
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accidental
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integral
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essential
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ostentatious
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showy
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prestigious
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illustrious
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timorous
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fearful
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truncated
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cut short
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cryptic
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puzzling
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curtail
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cut short
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emit
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to give off
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eventuate
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to result finally
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haven
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place of safety
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importune
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ask urgently
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inchoate
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in an early stage
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incontrovertible
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undeniable
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incredulous
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skeptical
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jeopardize
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endanger
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permeate
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to speed through
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premise
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a proposition for argument
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repress
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to put down
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propituous
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favorable
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subjugate
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conquer
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subterranean
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underground
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surmise
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guess
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surrptitious
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accomplished by secret
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ultimate
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ultimate
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viable
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workable
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