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87 Cards in this Set
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sidelong
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sideways
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efflorescence
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blossoming
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specious
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deceptive
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enmity
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ill-will
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decorous
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proper and in good taste
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interposed
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intruded; got between
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strident
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harsh and loud
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incredulous
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unbelieving; skeptical
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eccentric
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odd
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furtive
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sly; devious
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domination
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power; control
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hiatus
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break in time
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gesticulated
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gestured with one's hands
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induced
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persuaded
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compelled
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forced
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clambering
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climbing; scrambling
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martyred
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suffering
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ebullience
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liveliness
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grotesque
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outlandish or bizarre, as in character or appearance
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indignantly
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angrily; crossly
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recrimination
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an accusation made in retaliation
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tumult
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an uproar
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capering
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playful leaping or dancing
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avidly
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eagerly
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inscrutable
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not easily understood
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seductive
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tempting
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vicissitudes
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difficulties or hardships
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contrite
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sincerely sorry for shortcomings
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compulsion
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irresistible force
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opaque
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light can't pass through
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rapt
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completely absorbed
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tacit
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unstated
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perceptible
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dectectible
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generic
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without distinction; in general
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belligerene
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an aggressive, stubborn attitude
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chastisement
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punishment
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impalpable
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not capable of being felt
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incursion
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a breakthrough into enemy territory
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myriad
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innumerable
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crooning
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singing softly
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swarthiness
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darkness (of skin)
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appalled
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horrified; disgusted
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disinclination
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mild preference for avoiding something
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balm
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healing agent
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ravenously
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with greed; hungrily
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gouts
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masses of fluid
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malevolently
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with hostility
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gyration
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revolving motion
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jeeringly
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mockingly
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ludicrous
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ridiculous; absurd
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lamentation
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weeping; crying
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reverence
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respect; honor
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decorum
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proper manners and good taste
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inarticulate
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unable to speak
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incantation
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formula of words with the power of a spell
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interminable
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seemingly without end
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tremulously
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timidly
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embroiled
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involved in conflict
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diffidently
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with hesitation and respect
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leviathan
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a great sea monster defeated by God in the Old Testament Book of Job
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exulting
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joyful
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mutinously
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rebelliously
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brandishing
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waving about in a threatening manner
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glowered
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looked angrily
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sagely
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wisely
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bravado
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foolhardiness
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sanctity
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holiness; inviolability
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fervor
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intensity
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palled
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grew uninteresting
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interspersed
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interwoven; with something at intervals in between
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corpulent
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with a large, bulky body, fat
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derision
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ridicule
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succulent
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juicy
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sauntered
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strolled
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demented
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insane
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illumination
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the process of clarifying or explaining something intellectual or spiritual enlightenment
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assimilating
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taking in and integrating
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theological
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relating to the study of God
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composite
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something made up of distinct parts
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purged
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cleaned; freed
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luminous
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glowing
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truculently
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with aggressive savagery
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cessation
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stop
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parried
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warded off the blow
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talisman
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object considered to be a charm against evil
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inimical
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hostile
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elephantine
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moving with clumsiness and intentness
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