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20 Cards in this Set
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Appreciable
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Sufficient to be noticed or measured
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Autocratic
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Absolute in power and authority
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Blanch
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To remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil
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Blasphemy
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An act utterance or writing showing contempt for something sacred
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Brawny
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Strong, muscular
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Concerted
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Planned or performed in cooperation with others
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Contend
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To flight, struggle; to compete; to argue
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Humane
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Kind, merciful
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Illustrious
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Very famous, distinguished
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Intolerable
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Unbearable
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Irrelevant
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Disrespectful
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Laborious
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Not easy; requiring hard work; hardworking
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Lithe
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Bending easily, limber
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Maltreat
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To abuse, use roughly or cruelly
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Ponder
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To consider carefully, reflection
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Subversive
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Intended to undermine or overthrow; one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system
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Synthetic
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Made or put together by people; something artificial
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Temperate
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Mild, moderate
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Venomous
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Poisonous; spiteful, mean
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Wily
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Sly, shrewd, cunning
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