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25 Cards in this Set
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Absurd
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Inconsistent with reason or accepted ideas, ridiculous
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Bluntly
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Rudely or abruptly, without tact
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Elocution
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The art of public speaking
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Extricate
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Set free, disentangle
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Ethical
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Morally right
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Gnarled
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Rough, twisted, knotted
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Heirloom
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Possession handed down from generation to generation
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Mutilate
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Cut off or remove part of
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Stamina
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Endurance, strength to continue
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Dreary
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Dull, bleak
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Exquisite
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Without flaw, delicate and lovely
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Ominous
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Ill-omened, threatening
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Plod
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Walk heavily or laboriously
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Smolder
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Burn without a flame
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Submerge
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Go beneath the surface
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Tedious
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Long and tiresome
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Composure
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Settled state, calmness
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Consolation
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Comfort for sorrow or distress
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Cunning
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Cleverness or craftiness
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Epidemic
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Widespread outbreak of an illness
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Cower
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Shrink back or tremble in fear
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Debris
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Ruins, rubbish
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Exuberant
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Overflowing with excitement, enthusiastic
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Frugal
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Thrift, not wasteful
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Empty
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Empty
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