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59 Cards in this Set
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fostering mother
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alma mater
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future generations
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posterity
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energetic, enthusiastic
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exuberant
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the head of a monastery
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abbot
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dictator
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despot
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grovelling, subservent
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servile
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lack of money, property, or necessities
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penury
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necessary, basic
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integral
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wrapped
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shrouded
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unselfish
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altruistic
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having exaggerated self-opinion
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arrogant
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catch sight of; recognize and understand
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discern
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make beautiful, decorate
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embellish
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harmless
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innocuous
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dull; uninteresting
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insipid
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not easily understood
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obscure
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exhibitionism, flashiness
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ostentation
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wasteful
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prodigal
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silence
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reticence
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prize
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revere
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3 synonyms for alma mater
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academy, college, institution
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3 synonyms for posterity
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breed, brood, descendants
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3 synonymes for exhuberant
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animated, bouncy, buoyant
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3 synonymes for abbot
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bishop, clerk, monk
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1 antonym for posterity
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past
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1 antonym for exhuberant
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depressed
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1 antonym for abbot
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lay person
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3 synonymes for despot
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Hitler, autocrat, opressor
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1 antonym for despot
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peacemaker
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3 synonyms for servile
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low, obedient, submissive
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1 antonym for servile
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dominant
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3 synonymes for penury
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barrenness, need, insufficiency
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1 antonym for penury
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wealth
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3 synonymes for integral
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component, essentian, fundamental
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1 antonym for integral
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secondary
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3 synonyms for shrouded
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cloaked, dressed, sheltered
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1 antonym for shrouded
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unwrapped
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3 synonyms for altruistic
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big-hearted, humane, kind
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1 antonym for altruistic
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selfish
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3 synonymes for arrogant
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bragging, haughty, vain
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1 antonym for arrogant
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humble
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3 synonyms for discern
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behold, note, anticipate
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1 antonym for discern
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disregard
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3 synonyms for embellish
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garnish, enhance, embroider
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1 antonym for embellish
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disfigure
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3 synonyms for innocuous
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innocent, painless, safe
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1 antonym for innocuous
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destructive
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3 synonyms for insipid
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dry, mundane, drab
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1 antonym for insipid
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exciting
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3 synonyms for obscure
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illegibal, incomprehensible, unclear
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1 antonym for obscure
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apparent
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3 synonyms for ostentation
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flaunting, pretension, showiness
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1 antonym for ostentation
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modesty
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3 synonyms for prodigal
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excessive, lavish, reckless
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1 antonym for prodigal
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thrifty
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3 synonyms for reticence
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hesitation, reserve, shyness
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1 antonym for reticence
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obnoxiousness
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3 synonyms for revere
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adore, cherish, treasure
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1 antonym for revere
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despise
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