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99 Cards in this Set
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Abstinence
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the act of refraining
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Anomalous
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abnormal
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Aver
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to declare confidently
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Castigate
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to criticize severly
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Coquette
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a flirt
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Dilatory
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causing delay
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Ephermal
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short-lived
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Fetter
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to restrain movement
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Halcyon
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calm
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Incontinently
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immediately
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Interloper
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intruder
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Lassitude
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lack of energy
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Naturalize
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to grant full citizenship to
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Ostentatious
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showy, pretentious
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Pragmatic
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practical
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Puny
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of inferior size and stregth
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Russet
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a reddish-brown color
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Slattern
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an untidy woman
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Tentative
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conditional or experimental
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Vicarious
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experienced by one person in place of another
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Acerbic
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sarcastic
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Aplomb
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self-confidence
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Bayou
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a marshy body of water
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Chimerical
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unreal or absurd
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Cupidity
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greed
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Disinterred
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removed from a grave or tomb
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Equivocate
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deliberately vague
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Foist
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to pass off as worthy
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Hermetic
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airtight
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Indefatigable
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tireless
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Inviolable
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sacred or safe
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Malevolent
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malicious
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Nominal
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existing in name only
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Paragon
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a model of excellence
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Predatory
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preying on others
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Querulous
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complaining
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Sapient
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wise
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Spare
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thin or lean
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Transcend
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to rise above
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Vivid
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bright and distinct
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Adverse
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unfavorable
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Approbation
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praise
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Bovine
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resembling a cow
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Clangor
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a loud and harsh sound
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Decadence
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the decline of morals
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Domestic
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tame
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Ethical
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in accordance with accepted principles of right and wrong
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Gable
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a triangular architectural section
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Ignoble
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mean, without honor
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Infamous
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notorious
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Jocund
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cheerful
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Mawkish
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sickeningly sentimental
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Nuance
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a slight degree of difference
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Penury
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extreme poverty
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Prestigious
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prominent and influential
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Recede
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to move back or turn away from
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Scanty
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barely enough
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Stupendous
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astonishing
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Trivial
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of little importance
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Wanton
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undisciplined, unmanagable
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Altercation
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an angry argument
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Asperation
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a damaging statement
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Buttress
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to strengthen or support
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Commiserate
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to sympathize with
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Deleterious
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harmful
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Eccentric
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beyond the norm
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Exhort
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to urge strongly
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Generate
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to produce
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Impecunious
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poor, having no money
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Ingratiate
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to gain favor through deliberate effort
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Kindling
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small, dry sticks used to start fires
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Misconstrue
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to misunderstand
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Obsidian
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black gassy volcanic rock
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Petulant
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peevish
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Procrustean
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cruel in enforcing conformity
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Reproach
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to blame
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Sedentary
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remaining in one place
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Succinct
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expressed briefly and clearly
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Amnesty
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an act of forgiveness
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Auroral
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resembling the dawn
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Capricious
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unpredictable, fickle
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Connoisseur
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an expert
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Desecrate
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to treat something sacred with disrespect
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Embezzle
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to steal property entrusted to one's care
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Extenuate
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to make an offense seem less harmful
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Gravity
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seriousness
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Implement
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to put into effect
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Innuendo
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an indirect suggestion
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Laggard
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a person who is excessively slow
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Motley
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very diverse
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Offal
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the waste parts of butchered animals
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Poignant
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painfully touching
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Poignant
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painfully touching
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Prosaic
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unoriginal
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Resurgent
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tending to rise again
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Sepulchral
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extremely gloomy
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Surreptitous
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intended to escape from observation
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Verbose
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excessive use of words
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Zephyr
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a soft warm breeze
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