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96 Cards in this Set
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Deluge
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a flood
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anthropomorphic
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ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, esp. to a deity.
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Martial
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Warlike
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Aplomb
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Self confidence
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Modicum
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a small amount
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fester
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to go rotten over time
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languish
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to go weak or feeble
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chastise
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to scorn
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ancillary
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secondary
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crux
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main point
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embroil
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to urge into an arguement
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anachronism
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something out of its time
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denigrate
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to attack the reputation of
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effusive
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emotionally excessive
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defunct
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not functioning
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envisage
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to imagine
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impertinent
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rude and disrespectful
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prodigious
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wasteful with money
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nettle
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to annoy
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quail
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to cower with fear
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catalyst
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anything that speeds up a result
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jargon
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a language pertaining to a group
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foible
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a minor weakness
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benediction
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a blessing
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alacrity
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enthusiasm or eagerness
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impel
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to move forward
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harp
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to complain
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impetuous
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acting suddenly without though
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polemical
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aggressive in global attack
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querulous
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asking a lot of questions
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tantamount
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equal in amount
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adversity
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overcoming difficulties
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altruistic
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generous
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farcical
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satirical
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debonair
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carefree
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penchant
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a strong liking for
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chicanery
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trickery
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mitigate
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to make less severe
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gull
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to cheat or swindle
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equivocal
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intentionally misleading
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impervious
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incapable of being affected
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perpetuate
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to go on continuously
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unwarrented
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unjust
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admonish
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to warn
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affliction
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anything causing great suffering
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mendicant
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a beggar
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lax
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careless
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palpable
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obvious
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feasible
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able to happen
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disinclination
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to aviod
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pariah
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a social outcast
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fluent
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to be well spoken
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ensue
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to follow as a result
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personification
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a representation of charecteristics or qualities
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aloof
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distant
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fidelity
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loyalty
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abet
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to assist in wrong doing
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gregarious
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talking or social
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capricious
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indecisive
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befuddle
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to confuse
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verbose
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wordy
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predilection
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a liking for
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foray
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a surprise attack
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conjecture
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a judgement based on little or not evidence
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allocate
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to distribute
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gratis
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free
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belabor
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overstress
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quintissential
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basic
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rhetorical
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asking a question without expecting a response
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culpable
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capable of being guilty
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subversive
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an opposition to government or law
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stricture
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setting limits
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rigorous
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rough
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mollify
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to make less intense
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impasse
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a difficult situation with no solution
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wunderkind
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a prodigy
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erroneous
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full of errors or mistakes
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renege
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to be able to renounce
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irrevocable
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incapable of taking back
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aversion
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a strong dislike for
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imperative
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essential
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confute
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to argue or point out error
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meritorious
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deserving an award
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mezzanine
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lowest balcony in a theater
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tribulation
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an affliction
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recumbent
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lying down
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dynasty
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a chain of rulers
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purport
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to claim falsly
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forte
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speciality
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kelptomania
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a continued urge to steal items of no monetary value
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renown
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well known
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ineffable
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too sacred to be described
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fortitude
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strength in difficult situation
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botch
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to ruin through clumsiness
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perennial
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long lasting
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brinksmanship
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pushing dangerous situations to their limits
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