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56 Cards in this Set
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Gilded
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Covered With A Thin Layer of Gold, or Deceptively Attractive.
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Concoct
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To Mark Up or Invent
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Indignation
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Anger Due To An Unfair Situation
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Patent
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Clear, Apparent
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Inextricable
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Hopelessly Confused or Tangled
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Discreet
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Prudent or Inconspicuous
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Surreptitious
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Done In a Secret or Stealthy Way
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Alacrity
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Speed, Readiness
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Manifest
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To Show Clearly
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Erect
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To Contruct, To Raise
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Grandiose
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Extraordinary, Grand In Scope
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Meager
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Lacking In Quality or Stature
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Envious
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Jealous
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Magnanimous
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Generous, Noble
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Munificent
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Generous, Benevolent
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Affable
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Friendly, Amiable
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Amiable
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Friendly, Affable
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Conciliatory
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Agreeable, Friendly
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Hierarchy
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A Ranking System of Groups or Individuals
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Linchpin
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Something That Holds Separate Things Together
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Weather
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To Withstand or Survive a Situation
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Inclement
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Stormy, Bad, Severe
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Jubilant
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Joyful, Happy
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Alleviate
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To Relieve
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Chastise
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To Criticize, To Scold
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Elucidate
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To Clarify
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Limpid
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Clear, Easily Understood
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Ultimate
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The Last Part, or a Fundamental Change
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Choreographed
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Arranged, As In A Dance
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Idolatrous
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Worshipping Excessively an Object or Person
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Fawn
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To Show Affection Through Flattery
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Extol
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To Praise Highly
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Diaphanous
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Transparent, See-Through
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Spectral
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Ghostly
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Apparitional
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Ghostly, Spectral
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Lethargic
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Lazy, Apathetic
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Comatose
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Lethargic
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Benign
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Nonthreatening, Innocuous
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Mendacious
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Inclined to Lie or Mislead
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Calumny
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An Attempt To Defame Another's Reputation
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Defame
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To Destroy The Reputation of
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Libel
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A Statememt That Gives An Unjust or Unfavorable Representation of a Person or Thing, a Defamation
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Slander
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A False Statement to Damage The Reputation of Another
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Malign
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To Slander, To Smear, To Liberl, To Defame, To Speak Evil of.
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Impudent
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Rude, Improper
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Puerile
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Immature
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Juvenile
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Young or Immature
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Guile
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Deceitful Actions or Behavior
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Bilk
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To Cheat or Swindle
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Telepathic
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Capable of Reading Minds
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Soothsayer
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A Fortune Teller
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Seer
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A Forture Teller
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Inveterate
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Habitual, Natural
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Delude
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To Deceive, to Mislead
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Compel
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To Force
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Camaraderie
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Cheerful Unity Among a Group
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