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25 Cards in this Set
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notable
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noticeable; plain; evident
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Auxiliary
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backup; secondary; supporting
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Omniscient
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allknowing
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Diverse
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Of many different kinds; composed of many distinct qualities; unlike
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Modest
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bashful about oneself
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Combustible
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capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire; flammable
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protrude
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to thrust forward; stick out
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perennial
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perpetual; continuing through the year
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reticent
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quiet; disposed to be silent
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homogeneous
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of the same kind or nature
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belabor
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to beat soundly; to work diligently
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somnambulist
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sleepwalker
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predisposition
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previous inclination; tendency or propensity; prediliection
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desist
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to cease; to precede or act; to stop
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unrequited
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not repaid or returned
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enzyme
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a chemical which speeds up a biochemical reacrion without being changed itself
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misanthrope
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hater of humanity
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serendipitous
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having good luck; favorable
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rotund
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plump or chubby
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deft
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clever, handy, dexterous
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slur
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insulting remark
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amorous
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inclined to love; loving; affectionate
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abacus
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a device for adding and multiplying beads on rods
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picayune
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of small value
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hoi polloi
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common people, general populace
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