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40 Cards in this Set
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abandon
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total lack of inhibition
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acumen
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sharpness of insight
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anonymity
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having no name
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assurance
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guarantee, pledge
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autonomous
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independent
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avant-garde
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leadership of new movements
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avarice
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greed
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aver
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to affirm
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avert
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to prevent
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aversion
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intense dislike
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avian
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related to birds
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avow
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to declare openly
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awry
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askew, twisted
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axiom
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statement accepted as true
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backslide
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to revert to a worse condition
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baleful
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having evil intentions
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balk
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hesitate
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ballad
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folk song
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balm
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soothing influence
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berate
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to scold harshly
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betray
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to be disloyal to
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bibliophile
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lover of books
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bilateral
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two sided
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biosphere
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to flatter
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blasphemous
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profane
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blatant
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obvious
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boisterous
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rowdy, loud
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boomerang
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to backfire
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brainchild
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idea
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brazen
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made of brass
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breach
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violation
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brouhaha
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an uproar
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brusque
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abrupt
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buffoon
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fool
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burly
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brawny
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burnish
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to polish
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bustle
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commotion
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buttress
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to reinforce
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cacophony
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unpleasant noise
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cadence
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rhythmic flow
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