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57 Cards in this Set
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zany
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absurd, nonsensical, lunatic, comical
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jocund
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jolly, jovial, gleeful, merry, happy, cheerful
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apathetic
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indifferent, uninterested, impassive, phlegmatic, listless
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surcease
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relief
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maestro
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master, teacher, conductor
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ravage
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destroy, devastate, plunder, destroy, wreak havoc
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refute
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rebut, contradict, discredit, invalidate
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miniscule
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extremely tiny, minute
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prudish
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prim, puritanical, uptight
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puissant
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mighty, powerful
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annihilate
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destroy, ravage
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foist
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pass off
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harangue
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rant, rave, scolding, sermon, tirade
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hegemony
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rule, control, authority, dominance
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larcenous
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thieving, kleptomaniacal
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predatory
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aggressive, lupine, assertive, vicious
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ultimatum
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bottom line, decree
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tandem
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together, a team, pair dual
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vegetate
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rot, shrivel, sedentary
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axiomatic
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simple, obvious, self-explanatory
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misconstrue
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manipulate, scramble, distort, misinterpret
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compatible
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complimentary, harmonious
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aggregate
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overall, total
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waggish
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childish, silly, mischeivous, impish, elfish, rakish, scoundrel, rascal
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benevolent
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kind, philanthropic, generous, warmhearted, charitable
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bibliophile
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bookworm
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bereft
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deprived, robbed, stript
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unconscionable
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inconceivable, immoral
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quandary
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pickle, conundrum, predicament, quagmire, dilemma
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narcissism
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self-absorption, vanity, egotism
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impetuous
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reckless, hasty, rash, impulsive
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implacable
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immovable, stubborn, unyielding, obstinate
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abdicate
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forfeit, waive, resign, relinquish, renounce
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quondam
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previous, former, erstwhile
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blase
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dull, stale, mundane, apathetic
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boisterous
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roudy, raucous
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bombastic
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pompous, stentorian, glib
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cant
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dialect, speech, rhetoric, jargon
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ursine
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bearlike, hirstute
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knack
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tendency, propensity, predilection, knack
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dissertation
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lecture, opus
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bowdlerize
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censor, abridge
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nascent
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early, primary, genesis, inception
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qualm
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reservation, fear, doubt, inhibition
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unscathed
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uninjured
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brusque
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gruff, abrupt, curt
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knell
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deathbell
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bucolic
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verdant, rustic, pastoral
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factious
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controversial, divisive
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cabal
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elite, cabinit, nucleus
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cache
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safe, compartment
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surfeit
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excess, glut, overabundance
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objurgate
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belittle, scold, demean
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ecumenical
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universal, catholic, nondenominational
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apiary
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beehive
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zealous
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eager, passionate, fervent
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apocalyptic
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cataclysmic, armaggedon
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