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25 Cards in this Set
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Abet
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To encourage (offense against justice or the law)
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Agile
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Characterized by the ability to move quickly with grace
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Antidote
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Relives the effects of poison
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ascertain
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to find out definitely; to determine
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Benevolence
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Kindness generosity charity
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Desolate
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Deserted, without inhabitants
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din
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Loud and discordant noises (harsh)
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Dissuade
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To advise against, to talk out of
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Distend
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to expand, swell
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enervation
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weakness
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eulogy
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praise or tribute
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Fitful
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irregular
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Indelible
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Cannot be removed, washed away, erased
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inert
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unable to move otr to act, slugish
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malevolence
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ill will or evil intentions
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obliterate
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to remove all traces of ; to do away with; to destroy completly
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ornate
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excessively decorated
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paucity
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Scarcity, fewness of number,
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piety
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devotion and reverence to god
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precarious
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dangerous, risky, not a secure situation
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prosaic
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commonplace, uninspired, banal
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quiescent
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inactive, dormant
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scintillating
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Sparkling, Shining, or Flashing
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Squalid
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Filthy in appearance
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vexation
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discomfort or distress
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