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40 Cards in this Set
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captious
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fault-finding
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curtail
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cut short
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doughty
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brave
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entail
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involve
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fallow
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inactive
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gelid
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icy, hostile
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immutable
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not capable of change
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itinerant
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nomadic
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mordant
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bitter
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polemical
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controversial
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renege
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failure to fulfill a promise
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sentient
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conscious
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supercilious
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pompous
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travesty
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parody
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vaunted
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announced as worthy
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adjuicate
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settle or determine an issue
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness
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desultory
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aimless
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moratorium
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halt
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poignant
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inspiring deeply felt feelings of pity and sadness
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propinquity
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nearness in relation
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remuneration
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payment for service performed or work done
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sententious
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short and meaningful
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variegate
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diversify in external appearance
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abrogate
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revoke
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adjourn
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break from meeting
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appraisal
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estimate
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promulgate
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announce publicly
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abrade
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wear away
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circumspect
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cautious
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condign
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fitting
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caprise
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sudden desire
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ascribe
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attribute to a source
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sedulous
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hard-working
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garrulous
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talkative
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morass
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marsh; something that blocks or confuses
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vapid
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dull
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apposite
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appropriate
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facetious
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cleverly amusing in tone; joking
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endemic
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native to
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