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65 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to regard with horror
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buffet
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to slap or cuff
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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extant
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still existing
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inter
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to bury
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian
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obviate
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to anticipate and prevent
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reprehensible
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deserving blame or punishment
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squalid
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filthy
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waive
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to do without
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officious
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meddling
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ominous
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unfavorable
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rampant
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running wild
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solace
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comfort
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stately
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dignified, majestic
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supple
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bending easily
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suppress
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to stop by force
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venal
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open or marked by bribery or corruption
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accede
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to yield to
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brandish
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to wave or flourish in a menacing fashion
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comprise
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to include or contain
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deft
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skillful
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destitute
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deprived of the nesessities of life
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explicit
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definite
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extirpate
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to tear up by the roots
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pungent
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causing a sharp sensation
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remiss
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careless
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repose
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to rest
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temerity
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rashness
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truculent
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fierce and cruel
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unfeigned
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sincere
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virulent
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extremely poisonous
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altruistic
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unselfish
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assent
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to express agreement
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benefactor
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one who does good to others
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chivalrous
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marked by honor
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clemency
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mercy
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dearth
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a lack
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diffident
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shy, lacking self-confidence
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malevoent
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spiteful, showing ill will
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omniscient
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knowing everything
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panacea
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a remedy for all ills
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scrupulous
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exact, careful
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skulk
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to move about stealthily
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supercilious
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proud and contemptuous
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venial
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easily excused
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cogent
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forceful, convincing
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inclement
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stormy, harsh
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muse
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to think about in a dreamy way
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negligible
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so unimportant it can be disregarded
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perpetuate
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to make permanent or long lasting
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precedent
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an example that may serve as a basis for imitation
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punitive
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inflicting or aiming at punishment
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redress
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to set right, to remedy
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sojourn
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a temporary stay
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adversary
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an enemy
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artifice
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a skillful or ingenious device
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coerce
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to compel
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craven
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cowardly
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impervious
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not affected or hurt by
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impetus
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a moving force
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nostalgia
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a longing for something in the past
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adroit
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skillful
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benevolent
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kindly, charitable
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duplicity
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treachery, deceitfulness
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