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41 Cards in this Set
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unabating
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perpetual, never ending
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extolling
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praising somebody or something
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inexorably
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unstoppably
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expiation
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making amends
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unmoored
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free or to be freed
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utopian
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ideal, admirable but impractical
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ensued
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followed
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stoically
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impassively
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dispatched
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sent something
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aspersions
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slanderous remarks
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sporadic
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occurring irregularly
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avarice
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greed
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austerity
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severity or plainness
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necropolis
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large cemetery
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hermetically
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airtight
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confreres
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colleagues
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insatiable
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always hungry
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immutably
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unchangeably
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catalyzing
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bringing something about
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improvise
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to make something up on the spot
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placard
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public notice; small card or plaque
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imperceptible
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tiny; very slight or gradual
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disconcert
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cause to feel uneasy
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detoxification
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process of removing or transforming poison
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disdainfully
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scornfully
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euphoric
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ecstatic
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languish
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be neglected or deprived
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sabotage
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deliberate destruction; action to hinder
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candor
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honesty or directness
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relinquish
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to renounce or surrender
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perishable
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liable to decay rot, or spoil
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dexterity
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physical skill
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inflammatory
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provocative; liable to arouse strong emotions
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lucid
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easily understood
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excrement
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waste material from the body
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dismantle
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take apart
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bouillon
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cooking stock
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placid
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calm in nature or appearance
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trinket
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small item of little value
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repression
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being kept down by force
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perish
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to die
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