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50 Cards in this Set
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laudable
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worth of praise
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hefty
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heavy
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portend
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to serve as a warning
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slander
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a folse, oral statement that damages a persons's reputation
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cryptic
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secretive or partially concealed; mysterious
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approbation
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official approval
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pretense
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a flase or misleading show of something
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divine
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related to a god
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nexus
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a connection or intersection
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saunter
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to walk in a leisurely mannor
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scurry
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to move with light running steps
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erudite
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well-educated
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surreptitious
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done secretly, often unseemly or unethical
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malodorous
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smelling very bad
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accommodate
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to oblige
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supplant
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to take the place of
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desolate
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left alone; lonely; deserted
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pantheon
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all the god's people
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celestial
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relating to the heavens
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tamper
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to interfere
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insight
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the power to sence or understand something
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pungent
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sharp to the smell or taste
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debilitated
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showing impairment of energy or strength
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stagnant
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inactive; not moving
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supercilious
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feeling or showing proud contempt
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blatant
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offensively obvious; unpleasantly noisy
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flounder
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to proceed with clumsiness and confusion
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civil
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observing accepted social customs; not rude
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omniscient
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all-knowing
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vagrant
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a person who wanders from place to place, esp one who lives on the streets and constitutes a public nuisance
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largess
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generosity in giving gifts
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efficacy
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the power to produce the desired effect
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cadence
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a rhythmic beat
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apathy
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lack of emotion; lack of concern
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connoisseur
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an expert esp. in the fine arts
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pervade
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to spread through
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blithe
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frivolous; casual; carefree
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morass
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an area of swampy ground; something that hinders
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forage
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to search for food or provisions
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facetious
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playfully humerous
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subjugate
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to bring under control; to conquer
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placid
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calm, undisturbed
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exacerbate
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to make more violent, bitter, or severe
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resolute
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firmly determined
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lackadaisical
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showing a lack of interest or spirit
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credulous
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tending to believe too easily
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sonorous
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having a full, deep sound; impressive in style of speech
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plaintive
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expressing sorrow
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shun
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to avoid; to keep away from
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quixotic
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foolishly idealistic; extravagantly chivalrous
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