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75 Cards in this Set
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taut
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tight
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tawdry
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cheap and gaudy
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tedious
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tiring
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temper
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to tone down
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tenacious
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stubborn
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tenacity
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persistency
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tentative
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not definite
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tepid
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lukewarm
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testy
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irritable
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thrive
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to prosper
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thwart
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to prevent
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tirade
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extended scolding
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toady
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to flatter for favor
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torpid
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showing little movement
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transcribe
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to copy
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transient
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staying for a short time
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traverse
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to go through or across
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static
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unchanging
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steadfast
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loyal
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stipulate
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to specify
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stolid
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dull
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strident
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loud and harsh
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subsistence
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means of support
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succulent
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tasty
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superficial
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on the surface
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surreptitious
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secret
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sycophant
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excessive flatterer
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tacit
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understood w/o being put into words
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tangential
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only slightly connected
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trepidation
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fear
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trite
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commonplace
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trivia
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unimportant matters
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truculent
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fierce
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turgid
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swollen
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turmoil
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confusion
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tycoon
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wealthy leader
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tyranny
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cruel gov't
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ubiquitous
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being everywhere
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unctuous
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slimy in texture or behavior
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unmitigated
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not lessened
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unobtrusive
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not obvious
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unprecedented
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not having a prior equal
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untenable
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unsupportable
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upbraid
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to scold
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urbane
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refined
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vacillation
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fluctuation
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vacuous
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empty
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vagrant
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homeless wanderer
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valor
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bravery
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venerate
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to respect highly
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veracity
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truth
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verdant
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green
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versatile
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having many taents
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verve
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liveliness
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viable
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capable of success
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vicissitude
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change of fortune
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vilify
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to slander
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virtuoso
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highly skilled artist
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virulent
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extremely poisonous
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vitriolic
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sarcastic
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volatile
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changeable
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volition
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at of making a conscious choice
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vociferous
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noisy
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vogue
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popular fashion
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waive
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to give up
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whimsical
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unpredictable
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windfall
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unexpected lucky event
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winsome
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agreeable
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witticism
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witty saying
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wrangle
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to quarrl
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wrath
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anger
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yen
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strong desire
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yoke
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to join together
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zenith
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peak
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zephyr
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gentle breeze
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