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24 Cards in this Set
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fain
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happly
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abhor
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despise , hate
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brackish
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slightly salt; having a salty or briny flavor
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sagacious
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wise, sage, discerning, clever, intelligent, judicious, acute, sharp, keen, perspicacious.
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sundry
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various or diverse
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abashed
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ashamed or embarrassed;
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indolence
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the quality or state of being lazy
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languorus
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dreamy , lazy quality
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contortion
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the act or process of contorting
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avail
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to be of use or value to; profit; advantage:
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auspicious
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good or succeful
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sagacious
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wise, sage, discerning, clever, intelligent, judicious, acute, sharp, keen, perspicacious.
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enmity
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a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred
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consangunoty
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relationship by descent from a common ancestor;
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imperturbability
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composed, collected, impassive, cool, unmoved
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ennui
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listlessness, tedium, lassitude, languor
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adulation
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to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
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veneration
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respect
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demagogue
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a person, esp. an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.
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supernal
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being in or belonging to the heaven of divine beings; heavenly, celestial, or divine
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impetuous
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egager
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prevail
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preponderate, overcome.
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disdain
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to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
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array
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an order or large grouping ; varitey
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