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38 Cards in this Set
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Flourish
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to thrive, to grow well
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Fugitive
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a person who is elusive or hard to find, wandering
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Grievous
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characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or grave
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Harbingers
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things that precede and forcast
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Idolartry
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worship of idols, excessive devotion
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Imperious
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extremely overbearing
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Improvidence
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not poviding for the future, not thrifty
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Impudent
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disrespectful, characterized by improper bold behavior
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Incipient
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beginning to come into being, the early stage of something
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Kindle
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to start a fire, to stir up
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Luxuriant
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abundant in growth, very fertile
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Malevolence
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ill will or evil intentions
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Malicious
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motivated by hate or deliberate intent to harm
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Mirth
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gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter
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Ominous
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threatening
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Pacifistic
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opposed to war or use of force
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Perpetuate
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to prolong the existence of something
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Plaintive
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mournful and expressing sorrow
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Plumage
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feathers of a bird
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Poignant
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piercing, incisive, and keen
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Potent
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powerful, having a strong effect
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Profane
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showing contempt toward sacred things
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Refuge
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shelter or place of protection
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Rend
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to tear violently, to split
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Resilient
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ability to return to a former state
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Resolute
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characterized by a decided purpose
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Revere
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to honor, to regard with respect
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Sonorous
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resonant, producing a full and rich sound
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Succulent
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very juicy
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Superfluous
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beyond what is needed or required, an overflow
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Tentative
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not fully worked out, provisional, uncertain
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Vibrant
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full of life
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Vivid
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bright, distinct, and clear
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Voluble
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ability to use words easily, fluent and glib
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Wily
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cunning, crafty
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Woe
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great sorrow, grieft, or misfortune
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Zeal
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enthusiasm, fervor
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Zealot
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one who embraces a cause and supports it with vigor
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