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25 Cards in this Set
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clapper
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striker(tongue) of a bell
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curtail
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reduce, shorten
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incantation
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singing or chanting magical formula
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waggish
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mischevious, tricky, humorous
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personable
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attractive
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opprobium
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vilification, infamy
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venturesome
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bold
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assail
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assualt
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probe
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explore with tools
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venison
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deer meat
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composure
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mental calmness
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stratum
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layer of earth's surface, layer of the society
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restitution
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indemnification, reparation
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semblance
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outward appearance, guise
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pellucid
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limpid, transparent, esy understandable
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luster
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shine, gloss
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incubus
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mental care, nightmare, burden
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carnal
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fleshy
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modish
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fashionable
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inane
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silly, senseless
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hue
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outcry
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espouse
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support, adopt
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ressucitate
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resent
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duress
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forcible restrain, especially unlawfully
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elegy
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poem or song expressing lamentation
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