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30 Cards in this Set
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achilles' heel
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weak point
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stentorian
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very loud
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mnemonic
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assisting memory
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spartan
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severe, rigorous
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gadfly
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annoying person
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pedigree
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ancestry, line of descent
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chimerical
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wildly impossible
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titanic
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enormous in size/strength
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draconian
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severe, harsh, cruel
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anachronism
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time error
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sycophant
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sickeningly humble
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venerate
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regard with respect
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sadistic
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getting pleasure by hurting others
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despotic
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tyrannical, opressive
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cliche
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overused/ stale idea
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choleric
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easily angered
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maverick
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independent person
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bacchanal
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wild drunken party
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de
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away from
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im
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without or not
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arch
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ruler
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mater
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mother
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pater
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father
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ped
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foot
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pre
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before
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inter
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between
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hyper
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beyond
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dia
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across
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en
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in
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con
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with
away under |
