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60 Cards in this Set
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instigate
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to start or stir up
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gullible
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believing everything, easy to fool
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ironic
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resulting unexpectantly
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miser
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cheapskate, stingy person
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objective
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fair, not influenced by emotions
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profound
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deeply intellectual
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prudent
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careful, cautious
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redundant
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unnecessary, repetitious
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refute
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to disprove
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relevant
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relating to the matter at hand
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remorse
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extreme regret
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servile
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submissive, like a servant
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skeptic
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doubter
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solemn
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serious
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stagnant
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not moving
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subtle
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not immediately obvious
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tedious
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boring, tiring
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tranquil
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peaceful, calm
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atrophy
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to waste away from lack of use
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audacious
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daring, bold
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kindle
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start a fire, inspire
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levity
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lightness, lack of seriousness
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lucid
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very clear
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mitigate
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to lessen in severity
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philanthropist
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someone who does good deeds through donations
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acclaim
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to praise or applaud
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acquiesce
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to give in, to agree passively
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ambivalent
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undecided
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amorphous
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without shape
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aesthetic
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having to do with beauty
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ameliorate
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to make better, to improve
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arbitrary
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based on impulse or whim
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astute
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shrewd, wise
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dubious
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doubtful
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emulate
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to try to equal by copying
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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furtive
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hidden, stealthy
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guile
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craftiness, treacherous cunning
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immutable
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not changeable
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irrational
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without reason
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jeopardy
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danger
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montage
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a group of pictures
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neutral
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without bias, without an opinion
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optimist
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somebody who expects the best outcome
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perceptive
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insightful
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pessimist
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somebody who expects the worst outcome
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erratic
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unpredictable
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fundamental
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basic, necessary
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incoherent
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unintelligible, unable to be understood
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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hindrance
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an obstruction
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gravity
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seriousness
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haphazard
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based on chance
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lax
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not strict, negligent
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malicious
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acting to harm other, with bad intent
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meander
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to wander without purpose
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melancholy
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sadness, gloom
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extricate
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to free from entanglement
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avarice
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excessive greed
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assuage
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to soothe
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