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77 Cards in this Set
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conformity
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n. agreement
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congenial
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adj. friendly
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consolidation
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n. unification
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contentious
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adj. quarrelsome
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convention
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n. acceptable behavior
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curtail
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v. to shorten [a topic]
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dawdle
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v. to loiter
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debilitate
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v. to weaken
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defiance
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n. opposition
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degenerate
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v. to deteriorate
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denounce
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v. condemn
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depict
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v. to portray
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deplore
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v. to regret
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derision
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n. ridicule
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derivative
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adj. unoriginal
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detached
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adj. not attached
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didactic
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adj. teaching
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digression
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n. rambling
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discernible
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adj. distinguishable
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disclaim
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v. to disown
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discord
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n. conflicted
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disinterested
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adj. detached
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dismiss
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v. reject
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disparage
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v. to belidddle
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disparate
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adj. unrelated
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dispatch
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n./v. speed
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dispel
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v. to scatter
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disperse
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v. to scatter
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dissent
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v. to disagree
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distinction
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n. honor
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diverse
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adj. varied
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divulge
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v. to reveal
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docile
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adj. obedient
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eclipse
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v. to darken
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elusive
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adj. evasive
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endorse
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v. to approve
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enhance
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v. to improve
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enumerate
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v. to list
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erratic
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adj. unpredictable
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erroneous
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adj. wrong
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esoteric
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adj. hard to understand
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espouse
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v. adopt
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expediency
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n. efficient swiftness
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fastidious
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adj. difficult to please
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flippant
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adj. sarcastic
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forthright
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adj. honest
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frail
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adj. weak
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futile
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adj. innefective
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glimmer
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n./v. twinkle
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gragarious
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adj. sociable
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heed
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v. to consider
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hinderance
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n. obstacle
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hypocritical
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adj. deceiving, false
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restraint
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n. controlling force
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retain
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v. to keep
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reticent
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adj. reserved, shy
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reverence
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n. respect
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satirize
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v. to mock
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satirize
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v. to mock
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scrutinize
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v. to look closely
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seclusion
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n. isolation
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serenity
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n. calmness
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skeptical
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adj. doubtful
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subversive
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adj. overthrowing
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superfluous
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adj. unnecessary
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taciturn
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adj. quiet
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temperate
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adj. restraint
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tempestuous
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adj. stormy
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thwart
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v. to baffle
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transparent
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adj. clear
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turbulence
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n. violence
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utopia
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n. an ideal place
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versatile
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adj. multi-talented
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vigor
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n. strength
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volatile
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adj. quick changing
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wary
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adj. cautious
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withhold
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v. to hold back
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