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91 Cards in this Set
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ulterior
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situated beyond, unstated and often questionable
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ultimate
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final, not susceptible to further analysis
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ultimatum
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last demand, warning
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umbrage
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resentment, anger, sense of injury or insult
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unaccountable
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inexplicable, unreasonable or mysterious
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unanimity
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complete agreement
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unassailable
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not subject to question, not open to attack
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unassuaged
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unsatisfied, not soothed
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unassuming
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modest
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unbridled
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violent
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uncanny
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strange, mysterious
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unconscionable
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unscrupulous, excessive
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uncouth
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outlandish, clumsy, boorish
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unction
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the act of anointing with oil
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unctuous
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oily, bland, insincerely suave
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underlying
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fundamental, lying below
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undermine
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weaken, sap
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underscore
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emphasize
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undulating
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moving with a wavelike motion
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unearth
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dig up
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unearthly
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not earthly, weird
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unequivocal
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plain, obvious
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unerringly
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infallibly
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unexceptionable
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not offering any basis for criticism, entirely acceptable
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unfaltering
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steadfast
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unfeigned
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genuine, real
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unfettered
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liberated, freed from chains
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unfledged
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immature,
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unfrock
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to strip a priest or minister of church authority
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ungainly
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awkward, clumsy, unwieldy
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unguent
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ointment
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uniformity
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sameness, monotony
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unilateral
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one-sided
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unimpeachable
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blameless and exemplary
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uninhibited
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unrepressed
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unintimidating
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unfrightening
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unique
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without an equal, single in kind
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unison
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unity of pitch, complete accord
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universal
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characterizing or affecting all, present everywhere
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unkempt
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disheveled, uncared for in appearance
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unmitigated
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unrelieved or immoderate, absolute
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unobtrusive
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inconspicuous, not blatant
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unprecedented
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novel, unparalleled
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unprepossessing
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unattractive
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unravel
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disentangle, solve
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unrequited
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not reciprocated
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unruly
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disobedient, lawless
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unrequited
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not reciprocated
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unruly
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disobedient, lawless
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unsavory
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distasteful, morally offensive
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unscathed
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unharmed
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unseemly
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unbecoming, indecent, in poor taste
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unsightly
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ugly
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unsullied
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untarnished
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untenable
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indefensible, not able to be maintained
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untoward
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unfortunate or unlucky, adverse
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untrammeled
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without limits or restrictions, unrestrained
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unwarranted
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unjustified, groundless, undeserved
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unwieldy
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awkward, cumbersome, unmanageable
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unwitting
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unintentional, not knowing
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unwonted
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unaccustomed
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unbraid
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severely scold, reprimand
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uproarious
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marked by commotion, extremely funny, very noisy
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upshot
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outcome
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urbane
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suave, refined, elegant
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urchin
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mischievous child (usually a boy)
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ursine
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bearlike, pertaining to a bear
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usurp
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seize another's power or rank
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usury
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lending money at illegal rates of interest
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utopia
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ideal place, state, or society
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uxorious
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excessively devoted to one's wife
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vaccilate
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waver, fluctuate
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vacuous
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empty, lacking in ideas, stupid
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vagabond
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wanderer, tramp
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vagary
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caprice, whim
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vagrant
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stray, random; homeless wanderer
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vainglorious
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boastful, excessively conceited
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valid
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logically convincing, sound, legally acceptable
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validate
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confirm, ratify
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valor
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bravery
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vampire
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ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living
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vanguard
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forerunners, advance forces
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vantage
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position giving an advantage
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vapid
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dull an unimaginative, insipid and flavorless
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vaporize
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turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog etc.)
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variegated
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many-colored
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vassal
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in feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord
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vaunted
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boasted, bragged, highly publicized
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veer
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change in direction
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vegetate
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live in a monotonous way
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vehement
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forceful, intensely emotional, with marked vigor
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