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26 Cards in this Set
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Abandon (N.)
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total lack of inhibition
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baleful
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harmful
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cacophony
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jarring, unpleasant noise
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daunt
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to discourage, intimidate
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Ebb
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to fade away, recede
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fabricate
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to make or devise, construct
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gargantuan
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giant, tremendous
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habitat
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dwelling place
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iconoclast
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one who attacks traditional beliefs
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jaded
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tired by excess or overuse; slightly cynical
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kernel
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innermost, essential part; seed grain, often in a shell
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labyrinth
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maze
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maelstrom
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whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind
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nadir
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lowest point
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obdurate
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stubborn
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pacify
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to restore calm, bring peace
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quagmire
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marsh; difficult situation
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raconteur
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wity, skillful storyteller
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saccharine
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excessively sweet or sentimental
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tacit
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silently understood or implied
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ubiquitous
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being everywhere simultaneously
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vacillate
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to waver, show indecision
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waive
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to refrain from enforcing a rule, to give up a legal right
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xenophobia
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fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
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yoke
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to join together
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zenith
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highest point, summit
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