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75 Cards in this Set
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capricious
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changeable; fickle
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jeopardy
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danger; peril
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aloof
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distant in interest; reserved; cool
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cacophonous
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sounding jarring
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tycoon
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wealthy leader
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penitent
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feeling sorry for what one has done
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distention
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inflation or extension
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conventional
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traditional; common; routine
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cherish
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to feel love for
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insubordinate
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disobedient to authority
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inanimate
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to be dull or spiritless; not animated; not endowed with life
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diatribe
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an abusive criticism
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bombastic
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pompous; wordy; turgid
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promontory
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a piece of land jutting into a body of water
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ceremonious
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very formal or proper
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aviary
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a large place to keep birds
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retroaction
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effect, as of a law, of things done prior to the enactment
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quiescent
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inactive; at rest
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cacophony
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a harsh; inharmonious collection of sounds; dissonance
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intransigent
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uncompromising
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baroque
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extravagant; ornate
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fealty
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loyalty
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accomplice
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co-conspirator; partner; partner-in-crime
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azure
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the clear blue color of the sky
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avarice
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a greed for wealth
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autocrat
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an absolute ruler
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juxtapose
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to place side-by-side
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austere
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harsh; severe; strict; very plain, lacking ornament
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coda
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in music, a concluding passage
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audacious
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fearless; bold
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atypical
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something that is abnormal
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conciliation
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an attempt to make friendly or placate
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astute
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cunning; sly; crafty
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aspirant
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a person who goes after high goals
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asperity
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harshness
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condescend
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to come down from one's position of dignity
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aromatic
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having a smell which is sweet or spicy
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putrefaction
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a smelly mass that is the decomposition of organic matter
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anarchist
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one who believes that formal government is unnecessary
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amity
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friendly relations
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amiable
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friendly
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amendment
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a positive change
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ambivalent
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undecided
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ambiguous
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not clear; uncertain; vague
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altruistic
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unselfish
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perjury
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the practice of lying
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incompetence
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failing to meet necessary requirements
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alchemist
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a person who studies chemistry
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alleviate
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to lessen or make easier
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adulation
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high praise
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adage
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an old saying now accepted as being truthful
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prodigal
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wasteful; lavish
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disavow
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to deny; to refuse to acknowledge
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abrupt
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happening or ending unexpectedly
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stigma
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a mark of disgrace
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virtuoso
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highly skilled artist
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uncanny
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of a strange nature; weird
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amalgam
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a mixture or combination (usually of metals)
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lustrous
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bright; radiant; shining
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rancor
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strong ill will; emnity
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ostentatious
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being showy
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neologism
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giving a new meaning to an old word
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whimsical
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fanciful; amusing
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molten
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melted
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pernicious
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dangerous; harmful
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spurious
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not genuine; false; bogus
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transmutation
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a changed form
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ribald
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vulgar joking or mocking
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reprehensible
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wicked; disgraceful
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sinuous
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full of curves; twisting and turning
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pragmatic
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matter-of-fact, practical
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inept
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incompetent; clumsy
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qualified
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experienced; indefinite
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ulterior
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buried; concealed; undisclosed
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lax
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careless; irresponsible
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