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22 Cards in this Set
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prepossessing
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impresses favorably
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consummate
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complete, perfect
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pallid
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colorless
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boon
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something to be thankful for, benefit
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lambaste
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to beat, whip severely
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countenance
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visage,face
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redolent
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having a fragrance
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resplendent
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dazzling;brilliant
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perspicacity
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insightfulness
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irrevocable
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unalterable
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repudiated
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to reject with disapproval
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inanity
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silliness
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laud
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to give praise to
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frugal
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not wasteful
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pander
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person who profits from weaknesses of others
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mollifying
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to soften in feeling
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farcical
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ridiculously clumsy
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vagaries
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unpredictable instances
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evanescence
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to disappear gradually
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assuage
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to relieve, satisfy
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pathos
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pity
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stoicism
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indifference to pleasure/pain
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