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100 Cards in this Set
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Bellicose
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war-like; aggressive
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Consummate
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complete; total; supremely good
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Elusive
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hard to pin down
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Gregarious
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extroverted; sociable; outgoing
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Jaundiced
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cynical; pessimistic
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Nettle
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annoy
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Phenomenon
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an event or happening (plural: phenomena)
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Recuperate
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get better after illness
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Superlative
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extremely good; the best
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Whet
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sharpen
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Belligerent
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aggressive; ready to fight
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Contemporary
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living or happening at the same time
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Emaciated
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very thin; withered
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Gritty
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coarse; granular
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Jaunt
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short pleasure trip
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Niggardly
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miserly; stingy
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Philanthropy
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charity; love of mankind
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Red tape
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formalities; paperwork; official procedure
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Surly
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grumpy; rude
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Whimsical
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capricious; changeable
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Bemoan
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complain about
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Contrite
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sorry
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Emancipate
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set free
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Guffaw
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sudden loud laughter
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Jeopardize
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put at risk; endanger
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Nomadic
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wandering from place to place
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Philistine
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uncultured person
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Redolent
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smelling of; giving off odors
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Surreptitious
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secret; sneaky; stealthy
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Willful
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stubborn
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Benevolent
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kindly
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Contrition
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sorrow and repentance
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Embezzle
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defraud; steal
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Guile
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cunning; craftiness
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Jingoistic
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extremely patriotic; nationalistic
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Nonchalance
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an appearance of indifference; calm and composed
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Phlegmatic
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calm; imperturbable
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Redress
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put right something that was wrong
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Surreptitiously
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secretly; furtively; stealthily
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Wily
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cunning
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Benign
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kindly; harmless
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Contumacious
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stubborn
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Embroil
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involve in hostility or argument
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Guileless
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frank; straightforward; honest
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Jocular
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in a joking manner
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Nondescript
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having no special features; dull and ordinary
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Pillage
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plunder
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Redundant
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unnecessary; superfluous
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Susceptible
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vulnerable
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Wispy
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flimsy; frail; delicate
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Benignity
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compassion; gentleness; fondness
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Contusion
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a bruise
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Emerge
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come out; appear
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Gullibility
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unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled
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Jollity
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gaiety; happiness
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Nonentity
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a person of no importance; not famous
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Pinnacle
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topmost point
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Referendum
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public vote
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Suspect
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doubtful
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Wistful
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melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for
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Bequeath
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leave something in one's will to be given after one's death
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Conundrum
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a puzzle
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Emulate
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to imitate something admired
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Gullible
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easily fooled
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Jubilant
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ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing
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Nostalgia
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longing for the past
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Pious
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very religious
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Refute
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disprove
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Sybarite
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lover of luxury
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Zany
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crazy; wacky
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Berate
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scold; criticize
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Conventional
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usual; customary; common
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Endorse
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give support or approval to
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Gustatory
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concerned with the sense of taste
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Judicious
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correct in judgment; wise
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Notoriety
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infamy; known for wrong doing
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Pivotal
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of central importance
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Regale
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entertain
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Sycophant
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bootlicker; flatterer
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Zeal
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enthusiasm
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Beret
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type of cap
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Corpulent
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fat
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Endurance
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staying power; patience; stamina
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Hackneyed
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common and over-used
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Jurisprudence
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science or study of law
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Novel
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new; unusual
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Placate
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pacify; soothe; calm
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Relegate
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dismiss to a lower position
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Taciturn
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quiet; saying little
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Zealot
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fanatic
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Bestial
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behaving like a beast; brutal
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Corrugated
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highly folded
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Enduring
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lasting
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Hallowed
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worshipped; consecrated
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Juxtapose
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place next to
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Novice
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a beginner; tyro
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Placebo
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harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine
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Remorse
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regret; sorrow; contrition
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Tactile
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concerned with the sense of touch
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Zenith
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summit
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