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52 Cards in this Set
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impetuous
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impulsive
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jubilant
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thrilled delighted
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incremental
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increasing in steps
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inconsequential
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unimportant, negligible
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incontrovertible
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indisputable, can't be denied
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euphoric
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overjoyed, excited
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fervent
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eager, passionate
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fortuitous
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accidental, fortunate coincidence
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freight
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cargo
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gargantuan
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huge, massive
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gregarious
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sociable, outgoing
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iconoclast
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one who opposes orthodoxy
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abash
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humiliate, embarass
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allege
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claim, assert
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ambivalent
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unsure, undecided
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anomaly
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irregularity, inconsistency
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arbitrary
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random, for no reason
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assiduous
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diligent, hard working, thorough, painstaking
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bourgeois
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middle class
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buttress
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support
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candor
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honesty
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rustic
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relating to the country, rural
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charlatan
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trickster
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capricious
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unpredictable, easily changing
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circuitous
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indirect, roundabout, having a winding or circular course
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cogent
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forceful, convincing
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congregation
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a gathering of people
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discursive
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talking at length about something
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dupe
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fool
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empirical
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observed, found by experiment, practical
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engendered
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caused, stimulated
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ephemeral
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temporary, short-lived
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libertarian
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open minded, tolerant, believer in liberty
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longevity
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long life, permanence
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mollify
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calm, soothe, pacify
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mystify
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confuse
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ominous
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threatening
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ponderous
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slow and heavy
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predatory
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greedy, voracious, harming others for personal gain
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pugnacious
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aggressive, belligerent
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rancorous
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full of bitterness, unforgiving, revengeful
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recuperate
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recover, get better (after illness)
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repeal
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revoke, cancel
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salve
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comfort, relieve
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sedentary
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not moving far
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spurious
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false, fake
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stevedores
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dock workers
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touted
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flaunted, publicized
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adulation
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admiration, adoration
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anachronistic
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archaic, in the wrong time, outdated
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brusqueness
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unfriendliness, abruptness
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carping
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complaining, finding fault
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