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56 Cards in this Set
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Reconcile
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Pacify;composed
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swift
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moving quickly
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forge
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to mold/shape metal
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daguerreotype
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process of photography
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musket
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shoulder gun;male sparrow
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pique
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chaff;vex;irritate;affront;prick
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verisimilar
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appearing to be true
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drab
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dull;chearless
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intemperance
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addicted to alcohol or excessive use of alcohol
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incense
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sweet smell or anger;exasperate
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altruism
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unselfish;selflessness
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rebus
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representing words by symbols
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rue
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sorrowful or aromatic plant
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dichotomy
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division
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delirium
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uncontrolled or confused excitement or emotion
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numismatist
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student or collector of coins
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Leaven
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increase/ferment
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Doff
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remove clothing or discard
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Libertine:ascetic
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unrestrained:restrained
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Inadvertent:intentional
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unintentional:intentional
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Metaphor
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compare;figure of speech
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Exacerbate
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Intensify
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Impede
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Slow;delay;block;stop
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Recondite
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deep;mysterious;occult;secret
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Stride:Mince
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walk with long steps:walk with short steps
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crate:produce
container to pack:produce |
envelop:letter
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Dispatch
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Quick,hasten
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Fervor
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passion;zeal
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commensurate
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in same duration/measure
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Quixotic
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imaginary/fanciful
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Tenuous
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thin;slender;trivial
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Ossified
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change to bone or hardened
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brevity
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short duration
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Enamoured
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Delighted
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Reconnaissance
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Inspection of area specially military
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Scurpled
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minute part/uneasy feeling
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Mace
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ceremonial staff who carry out order
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Pan
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critisize
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Distend
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enlarge
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grades
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hold degree or incline;slant;slope
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Ally
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unite
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Ascetic
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Anchorite;recluse;cenobite;fanatic;
person who dedicates his life in pursuit of ideals. |
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Broach
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shape of elongated serrated tool;Announce;to bring up a topic.
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Offhand
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Impromptu;Extempore;without preparation
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Divestiture
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Corporation;coloquy
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Propitiate
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appease
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Levy
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to collect tax
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Nonchalent
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Insincere;cool;composed
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Extraneous
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external;foreign
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Corrugated
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to draw or bend into folds;Shrinked
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Futility
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useless;ineffective
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Meteoric
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pertaining to atmospheric conditions
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Grafting
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Uniting;joining or replacing damaged part
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Loquacity
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gregarious;talkative
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Onerous
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Burdensome
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Lachyramose
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tearfull
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