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57 Cards in this Set
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adversary
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an opponent
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advocate
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a supporter; proponent
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artisan
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a person who is skillful with his or her hands
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ascetic
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a person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures
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charalatan
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a fraud; a quack or imposter
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hedonist
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a person who lives for pleasure
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orator
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a skillful public speaker
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pariah
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a social outcast
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raconteur
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a skillful storyteller
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skeptic
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a person who doubts
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virtuoso
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a highly skillful performer, usually a musical performer
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extraneous
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not necessary; not an essential part; not relevant
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frivolous
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not having substance, a sense of importance, or seriousness; silly; trivial; trifling
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incidental
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less important; minor
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inconsequential
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irrelevant; of no significance; unimportant
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irrelevant
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not relating to the matter at hand
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negligible
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able or likely to be neglected or bypassed due to smallness or lack of importance
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peripheral
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only marginally connected to what is truly important; minor or incidental; at the edge of one's field of vision
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petty
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minor or trivial; small in quantity; paltry
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superficial
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lacking in depth or importance; on the surface
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trifling
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lacking significance; unimportant
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trivial
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unimportant; trifling; ordinary
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acute
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keen-minded; sharp
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astute
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sharp-minded; very clever
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discerning
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able to judge people and situations clearly
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erudite
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wise due to much reading and studying; scholarly
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incisive
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decisive, keen and directly to the point
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ingenious
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very clever or inventive
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judicious
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showing wisdom in judging people and situations
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perspicacious
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using wise judgment; sharp-minded
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prudent
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careful, cautious, and wise
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sagacious
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wise
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savvy
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smart; informed
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shrewd
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insightful; clever
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acrid
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bitter, harsh
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arid
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dry, lacking water
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aesthetic
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having to do with artistic beauty
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ascetic
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a person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures
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atheistic
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without a belief in any god
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ambiguous
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hard to understand; unclear; open to more than one interpretation
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ambivalent
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having conflicting feelings or opinions about something; unsure
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coalesce
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to have different opinions join together; fuse; converge
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convalesce
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to recover from an illness
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delusion
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a false opinion or belief
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allusion
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an indirect reference, often to a character or theme found in some work of literature
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illusion
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something unreal that gives the appearance of being real; a misconception
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imprudent
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careless; rash
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impudent
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rude; disrespectful
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indigenous
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native; originating in a specific country or region
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indigent
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poor; impoverished; needy
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indignant
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angry; resentful
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intimate
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to suggest; to hint at
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intimidate
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to frighten; to coerce into action
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obscure
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hard to understand; abstract
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obtuse
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stupid; not clear or precise
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ponderable
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important enough to require a lot of thought
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ponderous
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very heavy or bulky; dull or lifeless
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