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71 Cards in this Set
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counterpart
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a thing that completes another; things very much alike
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coup
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highly successful action or sudden attack
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couple
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join; unite
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courier
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messenger
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covenant
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agreement
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covert
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secret; hidden; implied
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covetous
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avaricious; eagerly desirous of
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cow
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terrorize; intimidate
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cower
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shrink quivering, as from fear
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coy
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shy; modest; coquettish
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cozen
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cheat; hoodwink; swindle
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crabbed
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sour; peevish
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crass
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very unrefined; grossly insensible
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craven
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cowardly
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credence
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belief
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credo
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creed
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credulity
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belief on slight evidence
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creed
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system of religious or ethical belief
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crescendo
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increase in thevolume or intensity, as in a musical passage; climax
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crestfallen
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dejected; dispirited
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crevice
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crack; fissure
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cringe
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shrink back, as if in fear
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criteria
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standards used in judging
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crone
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hag
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crotchety
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eccentric; whimsical
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crux
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essential or main point
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crypt
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secret recess or vault usually used for burial
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cryptic
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mysterious; hidden; secret
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cubicle
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small chamber used for sleeping
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cuisine
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style of cooking
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culinary
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relating to cooking
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cull
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pick out; reject
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culmination
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attainment of highest point
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culpable
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deserving blame
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culvert
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artificial channel for water
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cumbersome
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heavy; hard to manage
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cumulative
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growing by addition
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cupidity
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greed
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curator
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superintendent; manager
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curmudgeon
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churlish, miserly individual
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cursive
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flowing, running
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cursory
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casual; hastily done
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curtail
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shorten; reduce
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cynical
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skeptical or distrustful or human motives
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cynosure
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object of general attention
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dabble
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work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around
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dais
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raised platform for guests of honor
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dally
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trifle with; procrastinate
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damp
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lessen in intensity; diminish; mute
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dank
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damp
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dapper
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neat and trim
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dappled
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spotted
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daub
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smear (as with paint)
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daunt
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intimidate; frighten
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dauntless
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bold
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dawdle
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loiter; waste time
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deadlock
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standstill; stalemate
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deadpan
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wooden; impassive
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dearth
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scracity
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debacle
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sudden downfall; complete disaster
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debase
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reduce the quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
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debauch
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corrup; seduce from virtue
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debilitate
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weaken; enfeeble
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debonair
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urbane and suave; amiable; cheerful adn carefree
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debris
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rubble
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debunk
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.
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debutante
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young woman making formal entrance into society
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decadence
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decay
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decant
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pour off gently
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decapitate
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behead
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decelerate
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slow down
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