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102 Cards in this Set
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Abasement
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humiliation; submissiveness; servility
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absurd
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preposterous; meaningless; ridiculous
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abyss
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pit; chasm; hell
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adversary
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for; enemy; opponent
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amulet
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charm; talisman; periapt
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apparition
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specter; spirit; ghost
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assimilate
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absorb; homologize; standardize
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assail
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attack; assault; raid
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admonish
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reprove; warn; castigate
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austere
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stern; severe; abstemious
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Amiable
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affable; agreeable; genial
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beatific
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blissful; joyous; rapturous
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candor
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frankness; straightforwardness; directness
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caprice
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whim; fancy; humor
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circumspection
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prudence; discretion; cautiousness
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commendation
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praise; applause; recommendation
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composure
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self-possession; poise; equanimity
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countenance
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face; visage; aspect
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certitude
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assurance; certainty; surety
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callousness
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insensitivity; unfeelingness; cruelty
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consumate
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complete; conclude; perfect
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contrive
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devise; scheme; fabricate
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commodious
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capacious; roomy; spacious
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cordial
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warm; heartfelt; sincere
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clarify
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explain; elucidate; illuminate
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deign
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condescend; stoop; patronize
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delirious
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demented; crazy; irrational
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dispatch
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send; issue; transmit
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depraved
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debased; corrupt; dissolute
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disclosure
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exposure; revelation; confession
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discreet
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prudent; modest; judicious
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debauchery
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corruption; dissipation; sensuality
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destitute
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impoverished; poor; beggared
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dubious
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questionable; doubtful; suspicious
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endeavor
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try; effort; venture
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exploit
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deed; venture; escapade
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extenuating
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mitigating; minimizing; palliating
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extenuating
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mitigating; minimizing; palliating
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exultant
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rejoiceful; jubilant; exalted
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fastidious
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choosy; picky; squeamish
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frugality
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economy; thrift; prudence
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gist
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essence; substance; kernel
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Goad
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impel; urge; coerce
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heinous
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wicked; atrocious; accursed
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impertinent
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impudent; disrespectful; irrelevant
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impudent
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insolent; shameless; rude
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ingenious
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creative; inventive; clever
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incredulity
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skepticism; disbelief; unbelievingness
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infamous
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notorious; disgraceful; ignoble
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inevitable
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certain; sure; ineluctable
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imperative
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compulsory; urgent; exigent
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impute
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attribute; charge; credit
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imperceptible
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intangible; unnoticeable; inappreciable
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incessant
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continuous; interminable; unsending
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incoherent
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irrational; disconnected; disjointed
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levity
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frivolity; mirth; jocularity
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lugubrious
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mournfu; gloomy; funereal
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mien
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bearing; manner; demeanor
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melodious
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tuneful; euphonious; mellifluous
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meticulous
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precise; scrupulous; painstaking
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naivete
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unsophistication; innocence; ingenuousness
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inevitable
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certain; sure; ineluctable
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oblige
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require; compel; constrain
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odious
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abhorrent; repugnant; loathsome
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ostentation
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pretention; guadery; exhibitionism
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ostensible
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professed; apparent; seeming
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pliancy
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flexibility; adaptability; compliance
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perpetual
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unceasing; constant; eternal
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prevaricate
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lie; invent; fabricate
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plausible
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believable; credibly; reasonable
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proprietor
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owner; possessor; landlord
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procure
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secure; acquire; obstain
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propriety
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respectability; conventionality; decorum
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piety
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faith; reverence; piousness
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revelation
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oracle; disclosure; divulgence
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resolute
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determined; unwavering; obstinate
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reprieve
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amnesty; respite; forgiveness
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reticence
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uncommunicativeness; reserve; shyness
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rapture
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bliss; ecstacy; ravishment
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renounce
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disavow; disown; repudiate
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retribution
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repayment; reprisal; vengeance
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reproach
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chide; criticize; reprimand
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scrupulous
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ethical; painstaking; careful
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solace
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comfort; condolence; consolation
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supercilious
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scornful; disdainful; haughty
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stupefaction
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astonishment; dullness; grogginess
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suffuse
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transfuse; imbue; infuse
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succumb
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yield; die; perish
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snide
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derogatory; belittling; sarcastic
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sordid
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squalid; filthy; degraded
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sporadic
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irregular; infrequent; rare
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subdue
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repress; tame; temper
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tacit
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unspoken; implied; wordless
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trepidation
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alarm; dread; apprehension
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taciturn
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uncommunicative; closemouthed; tight-lipped
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uncanny
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mysterious; unearthy; weird
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veracity
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accuracy; truthfulness; correctness
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vestige
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tract; fragment; remnant
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vindicate
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exonerate; excuse; defend
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vehement
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impassioned; fiery; hot
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wan
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pale; ashen; sickly
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wizened
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shriveled; withered; macerated
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