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61 Cards in this Set
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impending
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about to take place
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imminent
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about to take place
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cacophonous
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harsh and grating to the ears
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frenetic
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hectic and disorganized
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gregarious
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social and outgoing
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facetious
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joking in an often clumsy or inappropriate manner
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chagrin
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distress caused by dissapointment or embarassment
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abashed
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embarrassed
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demure
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resevered and tactful
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insipid
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bland, dull
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cogitate
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to think deeply
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osequious
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overly flattering
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beguiled
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past tense of beguile, to charm deceptively
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baneful
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hamrful or poisonous
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stolid
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expressing little emotion
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stoic
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unemotional
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tangible
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capable of being felt
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palpable
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capable of being felt
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quixotic
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foolishly impractical
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redress
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-relief from pain or distress
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summoned
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past tense of summon, to call forth
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verifiable
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provable
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incorringiple
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incapable of being corrected
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vanquish
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to conquer completely
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prominent
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easily recognizable, well-known
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ghastly
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terrifying or horrible
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sentinel
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a guard
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recalcitrant
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disobedient, uncontrollable
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cognizant
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aware, comprehending
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labyrinth
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a maze
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zenith
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peak, highest point
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surfeit
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a surplus or overbundance
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somnambulist
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a sleepwalker
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nedonist
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a pleasure-seeker
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vitality
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energy, heath
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abstemious
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moderate, especially in eating and drinking
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ambiguous
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not clear
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vague
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unclear, difficult to perceive
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asthetically
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relating to beauty
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assuge
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to soothe or lessen
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augment
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to enlarge or add to
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anecdote
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a short, often amusing story
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incompatible
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describing two or more things that cannot exist together
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inconsequential
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trival or unimportant
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compassion
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sympathy for life suffering of others, caring
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amicable
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friendly and agreeable
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frugal
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cheap
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deleterious
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harmful or hurtful
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enervating
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exhausted
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camaraderie
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friendship
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antagonist
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one who opposes
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assidous
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hardworking and president
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diligence
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perseverance, discipline
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asylum
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a place of saftey or refuge
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sanctuary
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a place of saftey or refuge
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adversity
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serve difficulty
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benevolent
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kind and giving
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exasperation
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extreme frustration or annoyance
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hackneyed
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lacking originality, over use
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jubilation
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extreme
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sagacity
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keen judgement
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