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81 Cards in this Set
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labyrinth
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complicated
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lacerate
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to tear roughly
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lachrymose
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tearful
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lackadaisical
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uninterested
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lackey
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slavish follower
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lackluster
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lacking brilliance; dull
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laconic
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concise
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lactic
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pertaining to milk
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laggard
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a slow person
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laity
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religious followers
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lambent
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radiant; to move lightly over a surface
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lament
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to mourn
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laminated
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covered with thin sheets of plastic
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lampoon
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sharp satire
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languid
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sluggish
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lanky
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tall and slender
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lapidary
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a dealer in precious stones
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larceny
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theft
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largess
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a generous gift
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lascivious
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lustful
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lassitude
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weakness and weariness
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latent
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present, but not visible
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lateral
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sideways
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latitude
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freedom
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laudable
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praiseworthy
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laureate
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worthy of honor
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lave
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to wash
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lax
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negligent; careless
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leeway
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room for action
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legerdemain
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deception
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lenient
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permissive
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leonine
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fierce
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lesion
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a wound
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lethargic
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dull or sluggish; weak
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leviathan
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anything huge
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levity
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lack of seriousness; humor
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levy
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to impose taxes
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lexicon
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dictionary or vocabulary of a special group
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liaison
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a bond or a connection
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libation
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a drink
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libel
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a false, written statement
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liberal
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generous
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libertine
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immoral person
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licentious
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lawless or immoral
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liege
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lord; master
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lieu
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(in lieu of) in place of; instead of
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lilliputian
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very small
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limber
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easily bent
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limpid
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transparent
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lineage
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ancestry
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lineaments
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facial features
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linguist
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skilled in languages
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lionize
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to treat as important
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liquidate
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to get rid of
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lissome
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move gracefully
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listless
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indifferent
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literal
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word for word
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lithe
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graceful
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litigation
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lawsuit
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livid
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discolored from anger or embarassment
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loath
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unwilling
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loathe
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to hate or feel disgust for
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locus
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place
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logistics
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the supply, movement, and maintenance of equipment
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loiter
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to hang around
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loll
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to lounge about or to droop
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loquacious
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very talkative
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lot
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fate
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lout
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an awkward, stupid person
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lowly
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humble or ordinary
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lucent
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shining
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lucid
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easy to understand
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lucrative
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profitable
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ludicrous
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ridiculous
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lugubrious
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mournful
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luminous
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bright
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lupine
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fierce
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lurch
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sudden, forward movement
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lurid
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shocking
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lurk
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to lie concealed or to stay hidden
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lush
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abundant
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