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85 Cards in this Set
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ratification
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affirmation,sanction
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overseer
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监工
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gainsay
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contradict
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brood
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一窝；agonized over, meditation with sorrow
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pander
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cater to
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truncate
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shorten
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trite
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silly, commonplace
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sententious
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精炼的
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trenchant
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sacarstic,scathing
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fitfully
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irregular
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intermittenly
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irregularly
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apocryphal
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fake questionable
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canonical
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approved authorized
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sacrosanct
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sacred
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sallow
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灰黄色的，气色不好
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ruddy
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气色红润
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rubicund
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红润
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pending
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about to happen
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confection
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dessert
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baguet
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法棍
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atrophy
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肌肉萎缩
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billow
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surge 翻腾
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consummate
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achieve,finish
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staid
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calm
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myriad
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large amount
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exorbitant
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excess, rebundant
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pallid
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pale
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wan
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feeble
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rail against
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complain
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desultory
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haphazard, random
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frolicsom
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happy
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saturnine
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gloomy
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vertiginous
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眩晕的，变化多的
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giddy
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令人眩晕的
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plucky
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brave bold
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bungling
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mess up
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flounder
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struggle
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guileless
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honest
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stringent
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rigid tight
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outlandish
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bizarre exotic
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derogatory
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belittling offensive
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forego
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give up
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dilatory
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procrastinating
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extemporaneous
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improvised
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vagary
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fancy whim
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vociferous
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loud, boisterous
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meticulous
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cautious thrift
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copious
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abundant
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obsolete
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no longer in use in vogue dusty
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fortuitous
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lucky accidental
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derogatory
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belittling offensive
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forego
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give up
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dilatory
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procrastinating
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extemporaneous
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improvised
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vagary
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fancy whim
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vociferous
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loud, boisterous
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meticulous
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cautious thrift
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copious
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abundant
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obsolete
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no longer in use in vogue dusty
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fortuitous
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lucky accidental
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skittish
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very nervous restive
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rumination
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brood meditate
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bogus
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counterfeit fake
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hackneyed
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cliche banal
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myopic
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nearsighted
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pliant
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flexible; easily influenced
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vaunt
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boast brag
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augment
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enlarge improve boost
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perpetuate
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conserve immortalize
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esurient
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hungry;greedy
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insolent
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bold disrespectful arrogant
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indigent
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poor destitute
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plebeian
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low-class
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patrician
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aristocratic
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truculent
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abusie pugnacious obstreperous barbarous
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erudite
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knowledgeable savvy
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venerate
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reverence hallow admire
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expatiate
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elaborate expound
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vanquish
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overcome subjugate subvert
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leivity
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lightness of mind fickleness giddiness
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implacable
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merciless ruthless
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hapless
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unfortunate
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replete
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full loaded
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timorous
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fearful timid
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cumbersome
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clumsiness
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