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52 Cards in this Set
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motif
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main theme
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specious
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deceptive
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intimidate
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to threaten
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pliant
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flexible
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intricacy
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complexity
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irrelevant
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unrelated
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strident
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shrill, harsh-sounding
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officous
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meddlesome
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festoon
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decorate with garlands
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evacuation
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withdrawal from a threatened area
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spontaneous
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unplanned
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ebullience
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exuberance
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unintelligible
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incomprehensible
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indignant
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outraged
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antagonism
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opposition
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belligerence
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aggressiveness
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chastisement
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punishment
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ecstasy
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delight
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tacit
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unspoken
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effigy
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image
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lamentably
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regrettably
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assent
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agreement
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decorous
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orderly
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diffident
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shy
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incredulous
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unbelieving
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interminable
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endless
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frenzy
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wild madness
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vulnerable
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unprotected
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impervious
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impenetrable
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furtive
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sneaky
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fervor
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enthusiasm
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sanctity
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holiness
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covert
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hidden place
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superficial
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on the surface
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derision
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scorn
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corruption
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rotting
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demented
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crazed
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gesticulate
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make gestures
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obscene
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indecent
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composite
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compound of distinct parts
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anonymous
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nameless
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ludicrous
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absurd
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inscrutable
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unknowable
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talisman
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magic charm
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ineffectual
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futile, unavailing
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devastated
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destroyed, ravaged
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propitiate
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appease
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cordon
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armed group closing off an area
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obscurity
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darkness, state of being hidden
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antiphonal
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in alternating responses
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inimical
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hostile, unfriendly
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incantation
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words used as magic charm
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