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37 Cards in this Set
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adversary
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opponent
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anarchist
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seeks to overturn established rulers
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ascendancy
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domination
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austere
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severly simple, forbiddingly stern
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blighted
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suffering from a disease, destroyed
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callow
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immature, sophornoric, beginning
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concilliatory
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reconciling, soothing
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cursory
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casual, hastily done
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deprecate
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express disapproval, protest, belittle
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disdain
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scorn, sarcasm, hatred
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divergent
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aberrant, separated, deviant
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eloquence
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expressiveness, persuasive speech
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enigma
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puzzle, mystery
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exculpate
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absolve, exonerate, free from blame
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extricate
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free, disentangle
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fortuitous
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happening by chance, lucky
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heresy
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blasphemy, against standard document
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inane
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silly, playful, illogical, absurd
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indefatigable
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tireless, persevering, energetic
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innocuous
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harmless, innocent
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intrepid
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fearless
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laud
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praise, commend
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misanthrope
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one who hates people
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noisome
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harmful, bad smelling, unwholesome
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ostentatious
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showing off, pretentious, showy
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peruse
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examine, read carefully
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preclude
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prevent, forestall, thwart
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prolific
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fertile, copious,plentiful
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rarefy
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to become less dense, to purify
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redress
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compensate, repair, remedy, amends
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reprove, reproof
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censure, rebuke
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sanction
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consent, support, certify, sponsor
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somber
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dark, gloomy, solemn, dull
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succinct
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concise, compressed, shortened
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tortuous
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twists and turns, dangerously curvy
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unkempt
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messy, sloppy, slovenly
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viable
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alive, workable, practical
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