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77 Cards in this Set
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abrasive
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harsh rough
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advantgaous
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favorable
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adversity
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hardship
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alleviate
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to relieve
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alliteration
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repetition of a sound
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antagonist
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adversary
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antecedent
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that which came before
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arbitration
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settlement of a dispute by a third party
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arboreal
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related to trees
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arcane
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hidden
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archetype
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prototype
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archipelago
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group of islands
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avant-garde
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leadership of new movements
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aver
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to affirm
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aversion
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intense dislike
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avert
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to turn away
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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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baleful
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having evil intentions
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bilateral
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two sided
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biosphere
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area in which living organisms exist
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blasphemous
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profane
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blatanto
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obvious
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boisterous
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loud
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boomerang
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backfire
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brainchild
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idea
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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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rough and 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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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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calamitous
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disastrous
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callous
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insensitive
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calumny
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slander
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camaraderi
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spirited goodwill
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candor
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honest expression
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canine
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related to dogs
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canon
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church law
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canonize
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declare someone a saint
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cantankerous
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ill tempered
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canvass
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examine
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capacious
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roomy
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capillary
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hair like
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capitulate
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to surrender unconditionally
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capricious
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whimsical
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captious
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critical
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celestial
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heavenly
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centrifugal
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moving away from center
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centripetal
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moving towards center
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cerebral
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brainy
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chafe
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to rub until sore
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chaos
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great confusion
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cherub
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angel
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chic
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smartly elegant
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chimera
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monster
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chivalrous
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noted for bravery and courtesy
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chortle
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chuckle
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chromatic
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related to color
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chronic
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prolonged
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citadel
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fortress
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civil
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polite
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clairvoyant
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psychic
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clamor
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noisy outcry
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cleave
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to split
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clemency
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mercy
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cliche
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overused expression
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clique
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small exclusive group
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cohabit
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to live together
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coherent
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understandable
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cohesion
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sticking together
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coiffure
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hair-do
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collaborate
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work together
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collage
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assemblage of diverse elements
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commend
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praise
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