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50 Cards in this Set
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intrepid
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fearless; adventurous
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precociously
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indicative of such talent
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noble
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showing good qualities (high values)
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sordid
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bad; dirty
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oracular
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portentous or prophetic
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divinatory
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foretelling future events
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supine
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a person lying upwards
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prostrate
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lying on ground
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prefabrication
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manufacturing of sections (typically when building something)
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bricklaying
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someone whos job is to build houses
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defile
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spoil
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exalt
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hold someone in high regard
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rescind
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revoke; cancel; repeal
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rectify
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put something right
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insular
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ignorant of other cultures
*it INSULTS me that you dont care about my culture! |
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unadorned
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plain
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inalienable
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unable to be taken away
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unpropitious
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not giving or indicating a good chance of
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makeshift
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temporary
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erstwhile
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former
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surrogate
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substitute
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inscrutable
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impossible to understand
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slighted
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inconsiderable
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outstrip
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to move faster than
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thespian
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relating to drama
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bohemian
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a person who has unconventional habits
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prophetic
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future
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impart
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to inform
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pantomime
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exaggerated piece of behavior
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categorical
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clear
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turgid
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swollen and distended
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avarice
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greed for goods (rice)
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baseness
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lack of moral principles; bad behavior
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imprudent
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rash
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defiance
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bold disobedience
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impediment
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hinderance
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affectation
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speech or behavior that is designed to impress
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indolence
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laziness
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delimit
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determine boundaries of
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accede
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agree to request/demand
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intrepid
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without fear; bold
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acuity
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sharp or keenness of thought
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ceded
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to give up
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acumen
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ability to make good judgement
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shrewdness
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good judgement
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inept
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lacking skill
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contemptuous
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scornful
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objurgation
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scold
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nettles
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irritate someone
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incense
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to make someone very angry
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