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76 Cards in this Set
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Congealed
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hardens, solidifies
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Contingent
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a representative group
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Inundated
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overwhelmed
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Unpretentious
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acting modest, natural
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Loquacious
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being wordy, long-winded
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Intrinsic
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inherent, or built-in feature
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Chalice
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a prized drinking cup
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Permian
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last period of the Paleozoic era
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Discernable
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to know or recognize
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Luxuriating
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to indulge oneself, revel
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Unbridled
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without restrain or control
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Incessant
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never-ending, continuous
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Subsequent
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following
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Fawned
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flatter or worship something
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Preferential
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special or favored
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Admonished
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to warn or rebuke
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Tutelage
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guidance, under one's support
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Innate
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inborn, instinctive
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Harbored
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to hold or cherish something
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Succinct
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short and to the point
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Irrevocably
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irreversible, forever
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Paternalism
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role or authority of a father figure
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Panacea
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a remedy or cure
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Dilapidated
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run down, decaying
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Apocryphal
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mythical
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Jarring
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a harsh sound
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Skittering
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moving in a jerk way
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Sauntered
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walk
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Pulpit
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a podium or stand
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Exhortations
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urgent warning or encouragement
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Litany
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a repetitive chant
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Deciphering
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decoding or translating
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Articulate
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communicate or speak clearly
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Indoctrinated
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to teach or instruct one thing
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Mystique
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mystery
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Vignette
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a short literary story
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Languid
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lazy
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Nouveau Riche
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a newly rich person
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Mitigate
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to ease
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Maniacal
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affected with madness
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Fretted
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worry
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Gauge
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measure
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Corrugated
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ridged or grooved
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Iconoclastic
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attacks an established belief
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Translucent
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clear or see-through
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Regimen
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schedule for treatment
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Sanctimonious
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pious, self righteous
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Candor
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frank, honest
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Acumen
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insight, wisdom
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Ethos
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philosophy
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Tantamount
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equal
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Coquettish
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insincerely gain one's attention
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Irate
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furious
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Vitriolic
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spiteful, hurtful
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Voracious
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ravenous hunger, insatiable, unquenchable
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Visceral
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a gut reaction, primitive
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Gargantuan
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huge, enormous
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Enmity
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hostility, bitter feelings
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Imbued
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to fill
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Meticulous
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careful, detailed
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Beatified
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to make extremely happy
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Phalanx
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an organized group of people
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Ignominiously
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marked with shame
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Adulation
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praise or worship
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Ambivalence
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opposing feelings about something
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Recalcitrant
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unruly, disobedient
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Hyperbolic
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an exaggeration of truth
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Anathema
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praise or worship
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Constituency
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a group of like-minded people
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Quagmire
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a dilemma
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Ascertain
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to discover or find out
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Furtive
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stealthy, secret
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Innately
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naturally, instinctively
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Delirious
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confused, hallucinate
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Scrutiny
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examination or analyze
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Cacophony
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disharmony, lots of noise
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