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42 Cards in this Set
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Laudable
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Commendable
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Insiduous
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Dangerous, Enticing, May Appear Safe
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Turbulent
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Causing Unrest
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Robust
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Having Vigorous Health
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Turgid
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Embellished in Journalistic Style
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Lavish
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Bestowing Profusely
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Perturbed
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Agitated
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Euphemism
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A substitution of an agreeable statement for an offensive one
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Inevitable
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Incapable of being avoided or evaded
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Incredulous
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unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true.
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Bustle
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to move briskly and often
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Elusive
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Hard toi capture
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Desolate
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devoid of inhabitants and visitors
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Crimson
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Cheerful, friendly
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Genially
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favorable to growth or comfort
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Veranda
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A long open roofed porch
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Coupe
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2 seated automobile
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Abyss
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intellectual or moral depth, depression
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Relentless
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Persistent, unyielding
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Vigil
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Survelience
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Elude
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Evade; escape
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Intermittent
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comming or going at intervals; not continous
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Tattoo
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Beat or rap rhytmically
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Incessantly
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Continuing withought interuption, ceaseless
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Humidor
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A container or storage for cigars or other tobacco to keep it moist
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Incoherent
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Wihtout logical or meaningful connection, rambling
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Ashen
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Extremly pale, drained of color, palid
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Fortuitously
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happening or produced by chance
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Laden
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To load oppressivly, burden
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Morbid
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Unhealthy mental state or attitude, gloomy
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Vibrant
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Pulsating with vigor and energy
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Melancholy
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a gloomy state or mind, depression
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Grail
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Greatly desired or sought after objective, reward, ultimate idea
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Pasquinade
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asatire or lampoon especially posted in public
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Defiance
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A daring or bold resistence to authority
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Sneer
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To smile/laugh or contort the face to show scorn of contempt
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Complacent
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Pleased with one's advantage or situation
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Keen
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Eager, interested. Enthusiastic
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Compelled
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Pleased with one's advantages or sitations
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Obscurity
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The condition of being unknown
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Recede
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to go or move away; retreat, withdraw
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Vast
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Very great area or extreme; immense
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