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70 Cards in this Set
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a desire to achieve
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ambition
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a breahing illness
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asthma
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to climb on all fours
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clamber
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a flowering
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efflorescence
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a radiance
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effulgence
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plunged into a fluid
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immersed
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a false vision
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mirage
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a point of view
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perspective
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lay back; lay down
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reclined
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deceptive
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specious
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an upward climb
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ascent
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aware
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concious
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proper
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decorous
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a distribution
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dispersal
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a journey
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expedition
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a small gap in time
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hiatus
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lustrous; glowing
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iridescent
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unimportance
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irrelevance
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shame
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mortification
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in a disgraceful manner
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contemptuously
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having a harsh sound
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strident
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agreed to
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assented
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exuberance; excitment
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ebullience
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rough
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coarse
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a withdrawl; a leaving
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evacuation
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slyly; cautiously
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furtively
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in a quick and agile manner
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nimbly
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a beat
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rhythm
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screaming
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shrieking
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without forethought
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spontaneously
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hostility
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antagonism
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obvious
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blatant
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downward slopes
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declivities
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questionable
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dubious
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flowered
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festooned
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motioned wildly
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gesticulated
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visual tricks
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illusions
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not letting light though
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opaque
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difficult to bear
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oppressive
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changes
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vicissitudes
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very joyful
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ecstatic
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jealous
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envious
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wildly emotional
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hysterical
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having no physical mass
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impalpable
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ramifications
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implications
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huge, diverse number
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myriad
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vital
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necessary
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ridiculous
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preposterous
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having developed muscles
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sinewy
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strategic
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tactical
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the top
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apex
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not able to be pierced
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impenetrable
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a spontaneous act
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improvisation
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a chant
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incantation
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not willfully
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involuntarily
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laughable
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ludicrous
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light without heat
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luminescence
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narrow- or near-sightedness
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myopia
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ceaslessly
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perpetually
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in a diplomatic manner
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tactfully
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a wide, deep gap
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chasm
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disbelievingly
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cynically
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a downward climb
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descent
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impossible to cross
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impassable
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harmful
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inimical
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a recurring theme
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motif
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wisdom
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sagacity
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a lucky charm
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talisman
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with hesitation
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tentatively
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ululation
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a repeated cry
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