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62 Cards in this Set
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Aloof
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Distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved
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Cerebral
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of or realting to the brain; and intellectual person
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Austere
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Stern, as in manner; without excess, unadorned, severely simple and plain
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Lament
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To express sorrow or regret; to mourn
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Connoisseur
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An expert, particularly in matters of art and taste
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Chattel
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An item of personal, movable property; slave
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Expunge
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To remove; to delete; to erase
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Cacophony
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Harsh sounds
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Incongruous
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Not appropriate, unsuited to the surroundings; not fitting in
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Bulwark
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A defensive wall; somthing serving as a principle defense
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Forbear
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To refrain from; to abstain; to be patuent or tolerant
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Impede
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To obstruct or interfere with; to delay
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Roster
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A list of names; especially of personnel available for duty
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Procrastinate
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To put off until a later time
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Trenchant
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Cutting, incisive, having a sharp point; caustic, sarcastic
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Incite
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To arouse to action
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Asunder
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In seperate parts; apart from each other in position
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Efface
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To rub away
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Evade
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To elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer
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Migratory
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Roving, wandering, nomadic
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Porcine
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Reminiscent of or pertaining to a pig; resembling a pig
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Dulcet
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Melodious, soft, soothing
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Opportune
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Occurrine or coming at a good time
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Reminisce
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The act or practice of recalling the past
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Arduous
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Hard, difficult, tiresome
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Bludgeon
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A short heavy, thick club that has one end larger than the other
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Histrionic
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Overly dramatic, theratrical
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Beleaguer
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To bersiege; beset, surround, harass
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Milieu
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Environment or surroundings
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Quixotic
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Idealistric and totally impractical
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Porcine
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reminiscent of or pertaining to a pig;resembling a pig
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Dulcet
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melodious, soft,soothing
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Opportune
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occurring or coming at a good time
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Reminisce
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the act of practice of recalling the past
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Arduous
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hard,diffcult,tiresome
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Bludgeon
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a short heavy,thick club that has one end larger than the other
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Histrionic
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overly dramatic, theatrical
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Beleaguer
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[v] to besiege;beset,sorround,harass
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Milieu
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environment or surroundings
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Quixotic
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idealistic and totally impratical
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Incongruous
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not appropriate ,unsuited to the surrounding;not fitting in
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bulwark
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a defensive wall; something serving as a principle defense
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Aloof
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distant, reserved in manner;uninvovled
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Cerebral
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of or relating to the brain; an intellectual person
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Austere
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stern,as in manner; without excess,unadorned, severely simple and plain
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Porcine
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reminiscent of or pertaining to a pig;resembling a pig
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Dulcet
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melodious, soft,soothing
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Opportune
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occurring or coming at a good time
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Reminisce
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the act of practice of recalling the past
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Arduous
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hard,diffcult,tiresome
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Bludgeon
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a short heavy,thick club that has one end larger than the other
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Histrionic
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overly dramatic, theatrical
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Beleaguer
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[v] to besiege;beset,sorround,harass
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Milieu
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environment or surroundings
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Quixotic
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idealistic and totally impratical
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Incongruous
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not appropriate ,unsuited to the surrounding;not fitting in
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bulwark
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a defensive wall; something serving as a principle defense
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Aloof
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distant, reserved in manner;uninvovled
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Cerebral
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of or relating to the brain; an intellectual person
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Austere
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stern,as in manner; without excess,unadorned, severely simple and plain
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Lament
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to express or regret;to mourn
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Connoisseur
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an expert ,pa
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