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49 Cards in this Set
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Noisome
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Foul, offensive, particularly to sense of smell
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olfactory
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relating to sense of smell
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pedagogue
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schoolteacher
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recalcitrant
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defiant
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sanguine
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cheery, optimistic, hopeful
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terrestrial
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relating to the land
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veneer
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a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, facade
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veracious
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honest, truthful
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terse
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abrupt, short, brief
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timorous
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fearful, timid
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benign
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non-threatening, innocuous
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deft
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skilled, adept
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enervated
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lacking energy, weakened, exhausted
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fatuous
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silly, foolish
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gourmand
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one who likes eating and drinking
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hiatus
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an interruption in continuity, a break
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incessant
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without interruption
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lavish
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extravagant
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abhor
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hate
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bigot
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narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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enfranchise
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give voting rights
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hamper
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hinder, obstruct
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kindle
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start a fire
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noxious
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harmful, poisonous, lethal
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placid
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calm, peaceful
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remuneration
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payment for work that has been done
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talisman
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lucky charm
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bilk
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cheat, defraud
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engender
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cause
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hangar
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storage area (like garage) for a plane
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knotty
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complex, difficult to solve
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nuance
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something subtle, a fine shade of meaning
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tangent
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going off the main subject
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renown
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world known
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covert
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hidden, undercover
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knotty
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complex, difficult to solve
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nuance
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something subtle, a fine shade of meaning
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tangent
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going off the main subject
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renown
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world known
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covert
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hidden, undercover
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abasement
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humiliation, degradation
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billowing
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swelling, fluttering, waving
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harangue
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noisy, attacking speech. a scolding, verbal attack/speech
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labyrinth
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maze
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nullify
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to counter, make unimportant
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plaintiff
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petitioner (in court of law)
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replete
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full. supplied or complete
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tangible
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can be touched
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abrogate
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cancel, deny, repeal
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