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52 Cards in this Set
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instrutable
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hard to understand
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delineates
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to draw/show
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allude
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to refer to something indirectly
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grandiose
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very splendid
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unilateral
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on one side only
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feasible
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can be done
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token
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meaningless
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paradoxical
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contradictory
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vitriolic
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very violent/rude
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pernicious
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harmful/evil
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auxiliary
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helper
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deleterious
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harmful
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metropolis
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large capital city
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infirmary
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hospital
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unfettered
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free
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expunged
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to wipe out
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embittered
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made angry and sad
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belligerence
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warlike
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salient
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prominenet/ most important
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falsetto
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unnaturally high voice
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equitable
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just and fair
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inopportune
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inappropriate
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vindictive
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revengeful
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subvert
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to destroy completely
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amicable
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friendly
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reticent
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silent
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maudlin
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overly sentimental
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ancillary
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accessory
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beleaguered
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to harass or to surround with troops
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besmirch
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to stain
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upheaval
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commotion and disturbance
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impartial
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not biased
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despondent
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sad
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indigent
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experiencing want or need
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inane
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lacking sense or substance
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gratuitous
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free of charge
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stagnant
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motionless
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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prolific
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bountiful
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exquisite
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delicate and fine
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lectern
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podium
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dupe
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an easily decieved person
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erudite
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scholarly
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intractable
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subborn
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obstinate
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difficult to manage
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maverick
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an unbranded range animal
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litigate
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engaged in a lawsuit
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dullard
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fool
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levity
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lightness of manner or speech
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intrinsic
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natural or inborn
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silo
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a large cylinder structure in which feed of livestock is stored
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pivotal
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essential
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