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100 Cards in this Set
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filch
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swindle
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urbane
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polished
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decant
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pour off
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antithesis
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contrast
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heretical
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unorthodox
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coalesce
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combine
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charlatan
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jester
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gauche
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clumsy
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redundant
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superfluous
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being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
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atrophy
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waste away
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resilience
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elasticity
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analogy
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similarity
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facetious
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witty
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diatribe
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tirade
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maledictin
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curse
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aggregate
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sum
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aplomb
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self assurance
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therapeutic
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curative
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transmute
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change
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attrition
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wearing down
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truncate
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cut off
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oscillate
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vibrate
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inoculate
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infect
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perusal
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reading
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querulous
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fretful
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autonomy
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independence
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machinations
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plots
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schism
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division
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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terminology
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nomenclature
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stipend
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salary
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litigation
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lawsuit
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fiasco
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complete failure
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vagary
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extravagance
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graphic
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detailed
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connotation
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implication
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tortuous
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crooked
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fulminating
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thundering
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circumvent
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frustrate
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cartel
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industrial pool
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prolific
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fertile
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assuage
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ease
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decorum
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seemliness
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suitable or appropriate; fitting
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phlegmatic
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stoild
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interipd
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fearless
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actuate
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impel
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mountebank
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trickster
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laconic
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terse
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boorish
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rude
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erudite
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learned
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acrimonious
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stinging
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embryonic
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developed
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inexorable
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relentless
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protracted
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prolonged
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obsequious
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fawning
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To seek favor or attention by flattery
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loquacious
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voluble
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characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words
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pugnacious
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combative
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astringent
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contracting
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excarpment
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cliff
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amenities
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pleasantries
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deplore
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regret
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banal
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commonplace
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abacus
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adding device
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seismism
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earthquake
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ameliorate
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improve
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chary
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careful
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corpulent
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fat
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enigma
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riddle
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inept
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awkward
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inveterate
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habitual
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obeisance
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deference
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respectful submission or yielding to the judgment
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pedantic
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stilted
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stiffly dignified or formal
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petulant
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peevish
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proclivity
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tendency
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trenchant
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keen
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vapid
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insipid
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without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities
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prognosticate
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forecast
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propriety
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sobriety
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pulchritude
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beauty
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scrupulous
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exact
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invariable
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uniform
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voracious
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greedy
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concentrate
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consolidate
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plagiarize
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steal ideas
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cortege
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retinue
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antipathy
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aversion
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demur
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object
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paragon
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model
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finite
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limited
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anarchy
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lawless confusion
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discrimination
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insight
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invective
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verbal abuse
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adroit
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skillful
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distress
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aggravation
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dilettante
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dabbler
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provisional
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tentative
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condiment
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spice
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recalcitrant
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obstinate
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bon mot
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witticism
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accoutrements
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equipment
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