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100 Cards in this Set
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Amiable
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friendly
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Cartographer
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person who makes maps
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Despondent
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having no hope; miserable
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Expatriate
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refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country
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Inadvertent
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not intentional
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Luscious
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juicy; moist; succulent
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Oust
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push out of a position
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Predecessor
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one who came before
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Sanguinary
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bloodthirsty; bloody
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Tyro
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novice; beginner
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Amity
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friendship
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Castigate
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scold strongly
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Destitution
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hardship; poverty; misery
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Expedient
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convenient; practical
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Incantation
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chant; invocation; prayer
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Lynch
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assassinate; kill; illegal hanging
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Overt
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obvious; not hidden
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Predicament
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dilemma; difficult situation
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Sanguine
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optimistic; cheerful
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Ubitiquitous
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found everywhere; omnipresent
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Alibi
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an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene
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Buttress
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strengthen; support
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Delineation
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demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining
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Evacuate
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vacate; empty; abandon
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Idiosyncrasy
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a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual
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Libertarian
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someone who opposes tyranny
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Ominous
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threatening
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Potent
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powerful; compelling; strong
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Ruminate
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think over something; ponder
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Transcribe
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copy
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Allay
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to lessen
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Byline
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the line that tells you who wrote an article
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Demur
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hesitate; refuse
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Exacerbate
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make worse
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Ignominious
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shameful
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Liniment
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soothing lotion
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Omnipotent
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all-powerful
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Pragmatic
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practical
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Ruse
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trick; stratagem
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Transgress
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go astray; disobey; commit a sin
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Ambivalence
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lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided
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Cantankerous
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bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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Derogatory
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uncomplimentary
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Exemplify
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to serve as a good example
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Impecunious
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having no money
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Lucid
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clear
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Ornate
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highly decorated
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Precipice
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steep slope
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Salubrious
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health-giving
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Truant
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shirker; someone absent without permission
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Ambulatory
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able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
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Capacious
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spacious
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Desecrate
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to damage or pollute a holy place
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Exhaustive
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complete and thorough
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Impious
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wicked; profane
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Ludicrous
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ridiculous; silly
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Orthodox
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conventional
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Precipitous
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done in a hurry
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Salutary
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something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
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Truncate
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cut short
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Ameliorate
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make better
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Capitulate
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surrender; give in to
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Desecration
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spoiling something holy
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Exonerates
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acquits; absolves; removes blame
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Impoverished
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destitute; poor
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Lukewarm
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1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold
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Ossify
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1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid
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Preclude
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prevent or make impossible
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Sanctimonious
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hypocritically holy
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Tumult
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uproar; noise
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Amelioration
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improvement
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Carping
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constant criticism
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Desist
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stop; discontinue; cease
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Exorcism
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getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)
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Impromptu
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unrehearsed; spontaneous
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Lummox
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clumsy person
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Ostentatious
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showy
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Precocious
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developing early
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Sanction
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give approval to
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Turpitude
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depravity
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Altruism
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putting others first; being self-sacrificing
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Caldron
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huge cooking pot
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Deplore
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regret
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Exculpate
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free someone from blame; pardon; acquit
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Illusory
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deceptive; false; misleading
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Lobbyist
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person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause
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Onus
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burden
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Precarious
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unstable; risky
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Sagacious
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wise
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Trepidation
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fear
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Amass
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accumulate
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Callow
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immature
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Depravity
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moral corruption
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Execrable
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very, very bad
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Immoderate
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excessive; extreme
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Lofty
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snooty; arrogant; haughty
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Opaque
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does not let light through
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Precedent
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a previous occurrence used as a guide
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Sage
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a wise person
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Trinket
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something of little value; knick-knack
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