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90 Cards in this Set
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urchin
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Poor and often mischievous city child
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barrister
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a lawyer who practices in high court
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banister
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A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
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esoteric
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known only to the chosen few
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ewe
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female sheep
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dolt
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stupid person
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euthanasia
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mercy killing
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execrate
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curse
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espionage
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The systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
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crux
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the most important point
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shack
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Small crude shelter
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reluctant
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unwilling
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detoxify
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remove poison from…
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty, a philosophical theory as to wat is beautiful…
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callow
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immature, inexperienced
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antithesis
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an idea which is opposite to another
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trepidation
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fear,trembling, apprehensiveness
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incorrigible
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impossible to correct
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languid
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lacking spirit or liveliness; weak; without animation
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lackadaisical
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lacking spirit or liveliness; weak; without animation
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tepid
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lukewarm; moderately warm
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inscrutable
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unable to understand; mysterious
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artisan
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a skilled handicraft
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blowhard
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talkative person who boast a lot
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behemoth
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huge creature, person who is excessively large
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centurion
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leader of 100 soldiers
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benefactor
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A person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help); helper
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bevy
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group of ppl, things.animals
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cadaver
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corpse ; dead body of a human being
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autocrat
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cruel dictator with absolute power
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cartographer
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a person who makes map
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bard
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poet
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perilous
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dangerous; fraught by danger
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wieldy
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Easy to handle or use or manage
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unwieldy
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Not easily carried; unmanageable; bulky
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suave
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Gracious and agreeable in manner..
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coracle
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A Small rounded boat
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elope
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Run away secretly with one's beloved
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innate
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Not established by conditioning or learning, Present at Birth
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procrastinate
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Postpone doing what one should be doing
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aversion
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feeling of intense dislike
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Aficionado
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Fan of bull fighting, ardent fan
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ensemble
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A group of musicians playing or singing together
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Flair
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Natural ability or talent, stylishness
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indelible
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Not erasable, permanent
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Lucid
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Clear, easily understandable
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Replete
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Well supplied
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Scrutiny
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Under close watch, examininig something closely
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Sierra
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Mountain range
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alias
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A name that is assumed temporarily
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ally
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Friendly nation
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alley
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A narrow street with walls on both side
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allay
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Lessen the intensity of or calm
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zephyr
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gentle breeze
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zeal
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eager enthusiasm
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yokel
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country bumpkin
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antipathy
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aversion, dislike
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apathy
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Lack of caring,indifference
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ape
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imitate,mimic
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infraction
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Violation,breach
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aloft
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upward
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aloof
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apart, reserved
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Sophomore
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A Second year undergraduate
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demigod
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A person with great power and abilities
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epistemology
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The philosophical theory of knowledge
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fiasco
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A sudden and violent collapse
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prognosticators
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soothsayers i.e Someone who makes predictions of the future
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feud
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A bitter quarrel betweem two parties
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utopia
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a perfect place, zion,esp. in political and social system
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felony
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A serious crime
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malice
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Feeling a need to see others suffer
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belligerent
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someone who fights
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sprighty
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Full of spirit and vitality
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emancipator
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Someone who frees others from bondage
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chafe
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annoy; anger due to some annoying irritation
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pinnace
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A boat for communication between ship and shore
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romp
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easy victory; play boisterously; girl behaving in boyish manner
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conviction
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strong belief; decision of guilt in a courtroom setting
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embellish
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adorn; decorate; make more beautiful;
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ogle
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looking at with amorous intentions
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obscure
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darken; make unclear
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podiatrist
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doctor who treats ailments of the feet;chiropodist;
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advocate
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urge; plead for
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hyperbole
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exaggeration; overstatement
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infantile
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childish
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oust
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expel; drive out; Remove from a position or office;
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impede
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hinder; block; delay; encumber
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snicker
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laugh in disrespectful manner
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sedition
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resistence to authority
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vernal
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pertaining to spring; young
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