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160 Cards in this Set
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impute
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attribute
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ascribe
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attribute
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maledictions
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curses
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efficacious
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effective
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bellicose
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combative
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respite
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rest
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forbearance
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patience
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umbrage
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displeasure
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rescind
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take back
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largess
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benevolence
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clemency
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forgiveness
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callously
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coldly
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torpid
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lazy
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incumbent
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essential
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onset
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start
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consummate
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complete; perfect
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conviction
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confidence
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sanguine
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optimistic, confident; reddish
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opulent
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fancy
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austere
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simple; serious; strict; rough to the taste
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surrogate
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substitute
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cleaved
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stuck
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solicitous
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concerned; careful; anxiously desirous
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bereft
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without
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stolid
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unemotional
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stoic
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impassive
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aspersions
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slanderous insults
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buffet
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strike
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repulse
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drive away; refusal
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conundrum
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problem; anything that puzzles
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complacent
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unconcerned
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rank
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foul
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preponderance
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excessive number
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erudite
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learned
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slovenly
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untidy
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perks
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benefits
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antithesis
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opposite
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ardor
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zeal
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duplicitous
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sneaky; double-dealing
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succint
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concise
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impervious
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impenetrable
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remiss
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irresponsible; sluggish
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stifle
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repress
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facade
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false appearance
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nonchalantly
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casually
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cuckold
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cheat on
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bilked
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cheated
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coup
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takeover
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aversion
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dislike
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truncate
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shorten
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lull
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slow period
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remuneration
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pay, reward
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tyro
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beginner
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miffed
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annoyed
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debilitating
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weakening
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curtail
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shorten
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assiduous
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diligent
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incompetent
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without skill
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drab
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colorless
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collusion
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secret agreement
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impassioned
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excitedlly
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firebrand
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troublemaker
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extenuating
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mitigating
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circumlocution
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a roundabout expression
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equitable
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fair
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allegation
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accusation
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ebbed
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eased
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brandished
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held as weapon
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grove
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area of trees
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assuage
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to ease; to appease
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petulant
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peeved
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panacea
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cure-all
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ascertain
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figure out
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staid
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serious
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reprobate
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morally corrupt
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unctuous
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oily
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obsequiously
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obediently
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obfuscated
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confused; darkened
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portent
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omen
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sprite
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elf
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utilitarian
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simple and useful
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paraphernalia
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equipment
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commensurate
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equal; adequate
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quandary
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predicament
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commiserating
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sympathizing
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bane
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burden
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ovation
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round of clapping
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palpable
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noticeable
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solipsistic
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self-centered
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inane
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silly
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tenuous
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weak
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perfidious
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two-faced; deliberately faithless
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hemorrhaging
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bleeding
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hiatus
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break
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haughty
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arrogant
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surfeit
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excess
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semaphores
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signals
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ineffable
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beyond words
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forsook
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abandoned
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quixotic
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bold; impractical
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scrupulous
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careful; principled
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pulchritude
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physical beauty
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exacerbate
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add to
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concocting
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creating
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accosted
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attacked
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licentious
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immoral
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wan
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sickly
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duress
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threat
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instigate
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provoke
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clairvoyant
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possessing of a sixth sense
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abnegation
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giving up
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engender
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produce
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fraught
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full of
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judicious
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wise
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balked
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stopped short
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dour
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harsh; gloomy
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fastidious
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picky; painstaking
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cognizant
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aware
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wry
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ironically humorous
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nadir
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lowest point
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fatuous
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foolish
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flagrant
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obvious
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deadpanned
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said matter-of-factly
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taciturnity
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silence
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per se
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intrinsically or basically
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vacillate
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hesitate or fluctuate
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asinine
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stupid
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covetous
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jealous
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inadvertently
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by accident
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zany
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crazy or wacky
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sublime
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magnificent
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forum
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environment
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implore
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plead
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flummoxed
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confused
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banal
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bland
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salient
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significant; leaping; projecting; conspicuous
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dunce
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idiot
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protocol
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procedure; an agreement between states
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forte
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strong point
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delectable
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tasty
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imbroglio
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mess; misunderstanding
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jettisoned
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abandoned
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sinuous
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winding
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despot
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tyrant
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apogee
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peak
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bulwark
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wall
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moribund
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dying
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abrogate
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put an end to; repeal
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segue
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lead
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digress
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wander
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pinnacle
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top
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honed
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sharpened
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paroxysms
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spasms
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ersatz
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false; artificial
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incensed
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angry
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inkling
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suspicion
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clout
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power; a blow
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impromptu
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last minute
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auspicious
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favorable; promising success
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smug
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self-satisfied
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