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50 Cards in this Set
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Delinate
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To describe accurately
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Nefarious
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extreme wickedness
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Vernacular
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everyday speech; slang
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Brawn
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muscular strength
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Tout
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publicly brag
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Enhance
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to intensify; improve
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Hinder
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to slow or impede the progess of
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Efface
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to erase; to rub out
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Glutton
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someone who consumes too much food or drink
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Hiatus
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a break or vacation
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Querulous
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Grumbling;grumpy
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Engender
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To create;to cause
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Obliterate
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To destroy completely
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Copious
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Abundant;plentiful
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Obscure
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Dark unknown; hard to understand
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Extol
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Praise highly
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Pugnacious
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Eager to fight
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Quell
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To calm, pacify
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Artisan
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A person who is skillful with their hands
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Kindle
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To start a fire; ignite; arouse
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corroborate
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to confirm; to back up with evidence
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amorous
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feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense
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decorous
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proper; in good taste
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expedite
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to speed up the progress of
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idyllic
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naturally peaceful
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juxtapose
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to place side by side
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incandescent
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brilliant; giving off heat or light
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exasperate
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to annoy thoroughly
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discordant
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lacking harmony or agreement
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volatile
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highly unstable; explosive
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distend
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to swell;to extend
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fecund
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fertile; productive
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sage
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a wise man; to be wise through experience and reflection
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vacuous
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lacking ideas or intelligence
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deride
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to ridicule
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benevolent
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generous; kind
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scrutinize
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to examine very carefully
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histrionic
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overly dramatic
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didactic
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intended to teach; morally instructive
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assail
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to attack with words or force
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bucolic
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charmingly rural
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pretentious
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making ridiculous claims
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gullible
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easily deceived
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convivial
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fond of partying
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discreet
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sneaky, unnoticeable
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discrete
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unconnected; separate; distinct
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fabricate
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to lie
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gesticulate
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to make gestures, especially when speaking
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laud
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to praise; to applaud
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belabor
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to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
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