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50 Cards in this Set
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diffidence
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shyness
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acute
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sharp, intelligent
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adept
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skillful, expert
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vital
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important
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extricate
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get out of difficulty or entanglement
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efface
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erase, wipe out
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vigor
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energy, vitality
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prevarication
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lie, equivocation
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infamous
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famous for a bad reason
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officious
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overly helpful when not asked for
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solemn
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severe, grave
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slander
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defame, speak maliciously of
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paucity
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scarcity, lack
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disparity
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inewuality, great difference
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indigence
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poverty with hardship and deprivation
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exonerate
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excuse from blame
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propriety
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properness, correctness
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stagnant
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not moving
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skeptical
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doubting
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gall
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gall
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disparage
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speak badly of
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discriminate
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differentiate, make a clear distinction
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authentic
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real
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didactic
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instructive, intended to instruct
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assuage
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soothe, relieve, ease
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imperative
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essential
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sluggard
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lazy person
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confluence
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flowing together
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gratifying
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satisfying
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supercilious
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haughty, arrogant, disdainful
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impede
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obstruct
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lethargic
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tired, languid
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dogmatic
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arrogant, unyielding
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prodigal
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wasteful, extravagant
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eccentric
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odd, quirky, unusual
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vacillate
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waver, between choices
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flagrant
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obvious, shocking
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turgid
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swollen
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diligent
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hardworking
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drone
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talk on and on in a dull way
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temper
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moderate, soften
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admonish
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scold, warn
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purloin
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steal
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inhibit
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hold back
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slothful
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lazy, indolent
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extrinsic
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extreneous, external
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extol
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to praise
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plethora
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excess, abundance
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inconsequential
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unimportant, irrelevant
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conspicuous
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easily seen, out in the open
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