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72 Cards in this Set
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ambivalent
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mixed feelings
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anomaly
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deviation from the norm; atypical
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sarcastic
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derisive mocking comments
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sardonic
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derisive mocking comments
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dearth
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scarcity; paucity
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paucity
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scarcity; dearth
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prattle
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babble incessantly
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wry
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dry humor
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unconventional
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not ordinary or typical; unorthodox
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unorthodox
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not ordinary or typical; unconventional
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painstaking
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very exacting, highly detailed, careful; meticulous
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meticulous
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very exacting, highly detailed, careful; painstaking
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audacious
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very bold; daring
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apathetic
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lack of interest or concern; indifferent
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence; shy
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pragmatic
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practical, sensible
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evocation
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an imaginative re-creation
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presumptuous
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overbearing; impertinently bold
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recalcitrant
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very stubborn, defiant; obdurate
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obdurate
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very stubborn, defiant; recalcitrant
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boon
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a timely benefit
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bane
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a source of harm
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clandestine
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covert, secretive, mysterious; surreptitious
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surreptitious
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covert, secretive, mysterious; clandestine
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affable
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friendly, agreeable
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amiable
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friendly, agreeable
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genial
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friendly, agreeable
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gregarious
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friendly, outgoing
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confounded
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puzzled, confused; perplexed
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prodigious
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enormous, massive
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ambiguous
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unclear; not definitive
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reproach
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to scold; rebuke; censure
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censure
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to scold; rebuke; reproach
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nostalgia
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a sentimental longing for the past
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supposition
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an inference; conjecture
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obsolete
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no longer in use
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auspicious
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very favorable
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morose
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very depressed; despondent
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despondent
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very depressed; morose
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impasse
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failure to reach an agreement
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anachronism
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not in the proper time period
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belie
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to give a false impression; trick
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assuage
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to ease; relieve; lessen
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alleviate
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to ease; relieve; lessen
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mollify
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to ease; relieve; lessen
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mitigate
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to ease; relieve; lessen
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covet
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to strongly desire; to crave
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antipodal
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direct opposite, antithesis
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prototype
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an original model
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aloof
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detached; reserved
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trite
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overused, boring, cliche, commonplace
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hackneyed
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overused, boring, cliche, commonplace
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banal
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overused, boring, cliche, commonplace
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platitudinous
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overused, boring, cliche, commonplace
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antecedent
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a preceding event; forerunner
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forerunner
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a preceding event; antecedent
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plausible
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believable
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prudent
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careful; cautious
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aesthetic
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an appreciation of what is beautiful or attractive
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paradox
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a seeming contradiction that expresses a truth
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enigmatic
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mysterious
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inscrutable
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baffling
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acquiesce
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to comply
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credulous
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unsophisticated; naive
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autonomous
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independent
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futile
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doomed to failure
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indigenous
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native to an area; endemic
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endemic
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native to an area; indigenous
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ubiquitous
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everywhere; widespread; prevalent
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prevalent
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everywhere; widespread; ubiquitous
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pandemic
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widespread epidemic
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fortitude
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strength of mind
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