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74 Cards in this Set
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aberrant
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deviating from the norm
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alacrity
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eager and enthusiastic
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audacias
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daring, fearless
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capricious
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erratic & unpredictable
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censure
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to criticize severly
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disparate
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fundamentally distinct
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enervate
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to weaken
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ennui
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dissatisfaction from boredom or apathy
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with deceptive intent
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exculpate
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clear of blame
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exigent
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urgent
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ingenuous
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frank & candid
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inured
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
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easily angered
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magnanamity
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generously noble in mind & heart
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noxious
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harmful
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obtuse
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not precise in thought
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obviate
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to anticipate; to make necessary
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perennial
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recurrent
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perfunctory
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done without care
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prevaricate
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deliberately avoid the truth
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solicitous
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concerned & attentive
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tortuous
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winding; twisting; complicated
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voracious
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having an insatiable apetite
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abjure
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to reject solemnly
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abrogate
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to abolish or annul
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abcission
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act of cutting or removing
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acarpous
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no longer fertile
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accretion
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growth
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adroit
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skillful & adept
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adumbrate
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to foreshadow
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anathema
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solemn or religious curse
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anodyne
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soothing
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apocryphal
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of dubious origin
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apogee
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farthest point
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apostate
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one who abandons long held conviction
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apotheosis
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glorification to godliness
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apposite
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relevant; appropriate
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apprise
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to inform
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arabesque
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complex design
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arcane
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mysterious
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arrant
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impudent; without qualification
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asperity
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severity
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ascetic
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someone practicing self-denial
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aspersion
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act of defamation
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assay
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analysis or examination
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asseverate
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to assert; to allege
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assiduous
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diligent; hard working
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attenuate
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to weaken
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augury
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omen
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auspice
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protection; support
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auspicious
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favorable; successful
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aver
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to assert; to prove
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baleful
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harmful
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bane
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source of harm
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beatify
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to make happy
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bedizen
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to adorn
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bellicose
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belligerent; warlike
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bilge
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bulge or swell
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blandish
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to coax with flattery
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blithe
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carefree
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boor
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rude person
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burnish
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to polish or shine
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byzantine
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complex
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cabal
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scheme or plot
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cochinnate
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to laugh loudly
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cadge
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to mooch
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cajole
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to coax
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calumniate
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to slander
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caparison
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adorn
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captious
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calculated to confuse in argument
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cavil
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to find fault without good reason
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chasten
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to correct
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chimera
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illusion
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