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50 Cards in this Set
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nondescript
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lacking distinct or individual characteristics
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deleterious
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harmful to living things
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incapacitating
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detrimental to good health
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disdain
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lack of respect with feeling of intense dislike
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abhorrence
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hate along with disgust
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rebuke
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censure severely or angrily
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affronted
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deliberate offensive act
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reprimanded
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act or expression of censure/criticism
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placated
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gain good will of;make calm or still
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insurrection
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uprising against a larger force that's in power
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profusion
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abundance of something
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vilification
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false accusation of an offense;rude expression intended to offend
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despotic
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ruler who rules with an iron fist
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anomalous
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not normal(abnormal)
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misanthropic
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having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
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austerity
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self-denial ,esp. refraining from worldly pleasures
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clemency
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leniency and compassion shown towards offenders
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apathy
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absence of emotion/enthusiasm
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convolution
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action of coiling/twisting/winding together(DNA helix)
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zest
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tart spicy quality; vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
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breadth
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extent of something from side to side;intelligence
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acuity
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sharpness of vision
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superlative
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highest in quality
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premonitory
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warning of future misfortune
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surreptitious
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secretive
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winsome
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charming in a childlike or naive way
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obdurate
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stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
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disparage
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express a negative opinion of
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debilitation
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detrimental weakness from loss of energy
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reverted
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go back to a previous state
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ingenuity
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power of creative imagination
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exoneration
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condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
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aptness
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appropriateness for the occasion
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sophomoric
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suggestive of or resembling the traditional sophomore; intellectually pretentious, overconfident and conceited but immature
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dexterous
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skillful in physical movement;esp. of the hands
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engrossing
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capable of arousing and holding attention
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resilient
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recovering readily from adversity/depression
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volatile
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substance that changes from solid/liquid to vapor ;likely to change for the worse suddenly
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besiegers
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an enemy who lays siege to your position
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amassed
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collect or gather
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infatuation
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foolish and usually extravagant passion or love
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revulsion
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intense violent often physical dislike of something
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artifice
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deceptive maneuver;esp. to avoid capture
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exacerbated
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make worse
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estranged
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loss of affection
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decimated
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drastically reduced or killed esp. in large numbers
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subjugated
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defeated
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prescient
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to have foresight or foreknowledge
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sycophantic
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attempting to win favor by flattery
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traverse
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travel across
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