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36 Cards in this Set
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acme
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high point; zenith
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apex
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zenith; high point; pinnacle
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avid
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passionate; ardent
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bane
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a cause for ruin
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bard
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a poet
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bevy
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a large group
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bilk
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to steal; to embezzle
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boon
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a sudden gain; a windfall
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boor
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a rude person
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curt
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abrupt to the point of rudeness
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deft
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skillfull; adept
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dire
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serious, urgent
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diva
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a female singer; a prima donna
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dolt
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an obtuse person
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dupe
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to trick
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fawn
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to flatter subserviently
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foil
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to baffle a plan; to thwart
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gait
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a manner or rate of walking
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garb
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clothing; attire
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glut
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to oversupply; to stuff
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guru
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a Hindu spiritual leader or teacher
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heed
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to listen to advice; to consider
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hone
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to sharpen
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keen
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sharp-minded; acute
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laud
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to praise; to adulate
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mire
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a swamp pit;a quagmire
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mock
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to poke fun at; to scoff at
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molt
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to shed hair, feathers, shell, or horn
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onus
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a duty or burden
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oust
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to forcibly remove a ruler from power
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tact
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finesse in dealing with people; diplomacy
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tome
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a very big book
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tout
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to flaunt
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tyro
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a beginner; a neophyte; a fledging
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void
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to cancel; to nullify
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wary
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cautious; chary
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