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55 Cards in this Set
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infinite
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endless, eternal, perpetual
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gibe
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jab, taunt, insult, dis
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effrontery
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chutzpah, nerve, audacity
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meticulous
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precise, persnickety, painstaking, attentive, thorough
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acerbate
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irk, irritate
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capacious
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spacious, large, roomy, voluminous
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sordid
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gruesome, morbid, dirty, explicit
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arduous
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labor-intensive, hard
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hallowed
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holy, sacred, revered
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acclimate
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adapt, adjust, assimilate
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guttural
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animal-like, hoarse, raspy
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deploy
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send out, station, launch, dispatch
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peculiar
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unique, odd, particular
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baneful
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grim, ominous, poisonous
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foible
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faux pas
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opus
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thesis, masterpiece, epic
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lupine
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wolflike, predatory, agressive
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pellucid
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clear, thorough, exact, transparent, concise
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ancillary
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moot, irrelevant, auxilliary
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magnate
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entrepreneur, tycoon, powerhouse, mogul, nabob
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apposite
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germane, appropriate, pertinent
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jubilant
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joyful, elated, ebullient, exuberent, ecstatic
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supplication
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begging, pleading, groveling, entreaty
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penchant
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knack, propensity, predilection, niche
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kiosk
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stand, vendor, booth, pagoda
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apprehensive
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hesitant, nervous, wary
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ecology
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natural environment
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insular
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introverted, reclusive
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misnomer
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malapropism
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culinary
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relating to food or cooking, gastronomical
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rhetorical
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theatrical, speech
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awry
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astray, haywire, amiss
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nonpareil
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exception, unparalleled, paragon, rarity
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impeach
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accuse, indite, denounce, try, test
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canard
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excuse, balderdash, justification
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candid
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honest, straightforward, blatant, frank
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catharsis
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cleanising, purification, purging
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catholic
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universal, all-encompassing, ecumenical
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discomfiture
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upset, rout
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obsessed
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absorbed, infatuated, crazed, preoccupied
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quantum
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momentous, substantial, significant
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quatrain
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stanza
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rabid
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furious, irate, livid, enraged
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rankle
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bother, irk, upset, vex, incense
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milieu
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environment, culture
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militate
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oppose, revolt, go against
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caucus
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convention, conference, assembly
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mortify
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embarass, humiliate
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nadir
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rock bottom, trough
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naive
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inexperienced, innocent, gullible, credulous, immature
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disconcerted
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troubled, upset
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waive
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give up, surrender, forfeit
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subsistence
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survival
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wary
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apprehensive, hesitant, suspicious
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tremulous
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quivering, trembling, fearful
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