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20 Cards in this Set
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grasping, avaricious; a soldier of fortune
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mercenary
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a work, composition, piece, oeuvre
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opus
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motionless; incative, sluggish, lethargic
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inert
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a facing, overlay, facade; a pretense
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veneer
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to irritate, vex, try one's patience
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exasperate
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mutual, give-and-take, quid pro quo
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reciprocal
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to incorporate, encompass; to personify
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embody
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a restraint, restriction; a criticism
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stricture
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a moral tale of fable, allegory
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parable
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decisive, critical, pivotal
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crucial
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sensible, logical, reasonable
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rational
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a bottomless pit, chasm, gorge
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abyss
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forgetfulness, obscurity,nothingness
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oblivion
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the grounds, lees, residue, leftovers
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dregs
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colorless, bloodless, ashen; insipid
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pallid
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careless, neglectful, remiss, derelict
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negligent
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a failure, disaster, flop, bomb
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fiasco
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an inheritance, legacy, descent, pedigree
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heritage
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to happen, occur, come to pass
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befall
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to embellish, decorate, gussy up
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garnish
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