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80 Cards in this Set
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Buffoon
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Person who amuses others by joking; clown
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Stoic
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Person who is indifferent to joy or grief and endures pain
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Despot
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Person who rules with absolute power; tyrant
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Martyr
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One who would die for their beliefs
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Cynic
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Sneering, fault finding, negative person
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Fortuitous
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Accidental; happening by chance
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Augury
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Omen; sign of something to come
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Auspicious
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Promising success; favorable
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Solarium
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Sun room
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Compendium
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Comprehensive summary of a subject; abstract
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Odium
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Disgrace and hatred one is subjected to
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Tedium
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Wearisome ness; boredom; monotony
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Manifest
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Make clear, show, reveal
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Adroit
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Cleverly skillful; resourceful
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Extirpate
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Pull up by the roots; destroy completely
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Audacious
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Bold; daring; fearless
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Noxious
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Harmful; unhealthy
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Scathing
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Very harsh
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Obdurate
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Unyielding
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Spurn
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Refuse with contempt; scorn; reject
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Incarceration
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Imprisonment; confinement
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Clemency
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Mercy
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Repugnant
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Offensive to one's taste or feelings
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Peevish
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Ill-tempered
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Condone
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Forgive; overlook
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Succumb
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Yield
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Judicious
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Wise
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Self-possessed
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Calm
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Genial
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Friendly; cheerful
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Resilient
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Capable of recovering quickly from a sickness
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Impeccable
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Flawless; free from blame
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Erudite
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Being smart because of reading
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Squalor
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Misery; hatred
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Pallor
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Paleness
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Furor
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Rage
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Rancor
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Deep-seated hate or I'll-will
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Torpor
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Sluggishness, inactivity; stupor
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Obviate
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Prevent by taking action ahead of time
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Deviate
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Depart from established way or course of action; stray
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Luminous
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Giving off light; brilliant
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Deleterious
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Damaging to health; injurious
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Deference
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Respect; honor; yield to will of another
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Pliable
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Easy to influence or persuade; easily bent; flexible
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Hale
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Healthy; well; vigorous
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Futile
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Ineffective; serving no purpose; useless
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Flout
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Show attempt for; mock
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Modicum
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Small amount; moderate quantity; bit
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Quorum
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Minimum number of members that must be present
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Factotum
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Someone hired to do all sorts of work
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Rostrum
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Platform which a person stands while speaking
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Stratum
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Any of several layers ; level; section
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Verbose
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Using or containing unnecessary amount of words
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Incoherent
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Unable to think clearly and express oneself logically
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Contentious
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Prone to argue; quarrelsome
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Venal
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Easily bribed; open to corruption
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Mendacious
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Lying deceitful; dishonest
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Evasive
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To avoid someone or something
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Vacilating
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Constantly changing ones mind
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Resurge
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Rise again
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Cordial
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Warm and sincere
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Arrogate
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Appropriate
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Mediocre
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Not good enough; bad
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Surrogate
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Substitute
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Insurgent
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Rebel
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Paucity
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Scarcity
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Cursory
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Done in a hurry
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Ignoramus
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Person who knows little
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Piecemeal
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Piece by piece
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Extemporaneous
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Spoken or performed with little preparation
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Onus
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Difficult task
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Humus
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Organic part of the soil
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Animus
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Strong hatred
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Hiatus
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Missing part; gap
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Impetus
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Impulse
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Consensus
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General agreement
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Litigant
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Person engaged in a lawsuit
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Nonentity
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Person of little or. No achievement
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Maverick
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One who stands alone
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Infirm
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Weak
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Curtail
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Cut short; reduce
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