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20 Cards in this Set
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Melee
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A brawl.
A confused hand to hand fight or struggle among several people; turmoil. |
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Veracity
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Habitual observance of truth in a statement; correctness or accuracy.
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Vehemently
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Strongly emotional; intense or passionate.
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Nemesis
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An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.
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Trepidation
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Tremulous fear, alarm; agitation or perturbation.
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Abhor
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To regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; to loathe.
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Indignation
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Anger as a result of something unjust; righteous anger.
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Austere
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Righteously self-disciplined and severely moral; severe in manner.
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Guileless
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Sincere, honest, straightforward.
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Lucrative
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Profitable, affluent, remunerative.
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Palliative
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To relieve or alleviate without fully curing; mitigating.
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Reticence
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Disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved and quiet.
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Incessant
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Continuing without interruption; ceaseless.
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Garrulous
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excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner especially about trivial matters.
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Pragmatic
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Practical.
Of or pertaining to a practical point of view. |
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Proverbial
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Of or pertaining to a characteristic of a proverb.
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Ruminate
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To meditate; muse or ponder.
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Succulent
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Rich in desirable qualities.
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Reproachful
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Full of or expressing reproach or censure; blaming.
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Squalid
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Foul and repulisive; neglected and filthy.
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