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51 Cards in this Set
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Wax
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To Increase Gradually In Size or Degree
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Wane
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To Decrease Gradually In Size or Degree
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Fluctuate
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To Vary Irregularly
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Flux
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A State of Constant Change or a Flow
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Aberration
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A Deviation From The Expected Course
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Albino
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A Person or Animal Without Pigmentation In Their Skin
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Aghast
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Struck By Amazement or Terror
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Diminish
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To Decrease or Make Smaller
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Augment
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To Increase or Make Larger
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Static
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Not Moving, Being at Rest
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Steadfast
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Fixed or Unchanging
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Dynamic
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Characterized By Continous Change or Activity
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Espy
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To Catch Sight of, Glimpse
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Illusory
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Deceptive, Produced By An Illusion
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Precarious
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Dangerously Lacking In Security or Stability
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Fickle
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Characterized by Changeableness, Whimsical
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Capricious
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Impulsive, Unpredictable, Subject To Whim
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Lull
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A Relatively calm Interval, As In A Storm
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Mercurial
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Quick and Changeable In Temperament
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Protean
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Readily Taking on Various Shapes or Forms
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Malleable
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Easily Shaped or Formed
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Gape
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To Open The Mouth and Stare Stupidly
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Rectify
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To Set Right, Correct
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Recalibrate
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To Readjust or Make Corrections To.
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Amend
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To Change For The Better, Improve
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Redress
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To Set Right or Remedy
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Vicissitudes
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The Unexpected Changes And Shifts Often Encountered in One's Life.
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Undulate
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To Move In a Smooth Wavelike Motion.
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Bide
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To Wait, or Remain In a Condition
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Antechamber
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A Waiting Room
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Variance
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A Difference Between What Is Expected and What Actually Occurs
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Pittance
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A Very Small Amount
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Suffice
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To Meet Needs
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Zeitgeist
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The Spirit of Time
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Mutability
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Capability of Change
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Entity
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Something That Exists As A Discrete Unit
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Surreptitious
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Done By Stealthy Means, clandestine
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Physiognomy
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The Art of Judging Human Character From Facial features
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Misogny
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Hatred of Women
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Monogamy
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Having Only One Spouse At A Time
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Polygamy
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Having More Than One Spouse At A Time
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Uniform
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Unvarying, Conforming To One Principle
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Unilateral
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Having Only One Side
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Unique
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Being The Only One Of Its Kind
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Remiss
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Negligent, Exhibiting Carelessness
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Relish
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To Take Zestful Pleasure In, Enjoy The Flavor of
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Savor
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To Appreciate Fully, Enjoy
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Vacillate
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To Sway From One Side To Another
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Invariable
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Not Susceptible To Change
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Immutable
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Not Susceptible To Change
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Dutiful
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Careful To Fulfill Obligations
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