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40 Cards in this Set
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allocate
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to set apart or designate for a special purpose; distribute
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Very enthusiastic, impassioned
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ardent
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assiduous
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persistent,attentive, diligent
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prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent
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brash
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capricious
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subject to whims or passing fancies
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to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severly
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chastise
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copious
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abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose
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to turn aside; to stray from a norm; one who departs from a norm
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deviate
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emaciated
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unnaturally thin
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to rejoice greatly
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exult
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gnarled
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knotted, twisted, lumpy
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a payment for damage or loss
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indemnity
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inkling
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a hint; a vague notion
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clear,transparent;readily understood
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limpid
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omnipotent
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almighty, having unlimited power or authority
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palatable
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agreeable to the taste or one's sensiblities; suitable for consumption
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deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
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poignant
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rancor
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bitter resentment or ill-will
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immature and overconfident; conceited
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sophomoric
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spontaneous
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arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance
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to accept without protest; to agree or submit
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acquiesce
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allure
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to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm
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twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly
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askew
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blithe
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cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned
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quarrelsome, inclined to argue
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contentious
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covet
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to desire something belonging to another
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discouraged, dejected,downcast
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crestfallen
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disheveled
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rumpled,mussed; hanging in disorder
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one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised
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exponent
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garrulous
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given to much talking, tediously chatty
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incapable of being overcome
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insuperable
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lamentable
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to be regretted or pitied
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an unsuitable or misleading name
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misnomer
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profess
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to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend
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a period of relief or rest
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respite
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a payment; a deserved punishment
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retribution
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sinuous
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winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible
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full,deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style
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sonorous
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vanguard
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the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field
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a wasteful person,spendthrift; a good-for-nothing
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wastrel
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