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100 Cards in this Set
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quadruped
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a four-footed animal
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quaff
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to gulp; to drink in large quantities
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quagmire
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a swamp; a difficult situation
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quail
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to lose courage
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quaint
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pleasing or amusing
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qualm
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a feeling of uneasiness
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quandary
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a puzzling situation
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quarry
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being hunted
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quash
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to cancel
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quasi
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resembling
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quaver
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to tremble
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quay
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a wharf
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queasy
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uneasy
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quell
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to calm down
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querulous
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complaining
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query
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a question
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quest
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a search
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queue
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a line of people
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quibble
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petty arguement
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quiddity
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essential quality
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quidnunc
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a gossip
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quiescent
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motionless
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quietus
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finishing stroke; anything that ends an activity
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quintessence
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essence of something
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quip
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a witty remark
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quirk
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a peculiar characteristic; a sudden twist or turn
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quiver
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to tremble
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quixotic
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extremely idealistic
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quizzical
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questioning or puzzled
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quotidian
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daily
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stamina
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staying power
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stanch
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check the flow of
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stanza
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a section of a poem
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stark
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real; adorned
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static
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unchanging;stationary; not moving
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stationary
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not moving
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statute
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law
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steadfast
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loyal
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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stereotype
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fixed representative
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sterling
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outstanding
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stigma
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mark of disgrace
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stilted
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pompous; inflated
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stint
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assigned amount of work
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stipend
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pay for services
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stipulate
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special condition or demand
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stoic
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indifferent to pleasure or pain
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stolid
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dull; unemotional
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stratagem
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deceptive scheme
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strew
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scatter
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striated
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parallel bands or grooved
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stricture
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critical comments
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strident
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loud and harsh
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stringent
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binding; rigid; harsh; strict
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strut
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pompous walk or supporting bar
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stultify
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cause to appear foolish
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stupefy
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to make dull
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stygian
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gloomy; deathly
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stymie
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to block or stump
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suave
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smooth
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subjective
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personal
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subjugate
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to conquer; bring under control
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sublimate
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purify
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sublime
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exalted; noble
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subliminal
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below concious thought
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submission
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yielding to; surrender
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subordinate
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inferior
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subsequent
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following
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subservient
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behaving like a slave
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subside
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settle down; descend
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subsidiary
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subordinate; secondary
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subsistence
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minimum means of support
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substantiate
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verify or support
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substantive
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essential
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subterfuge
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pretense
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subtle
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not obvious; hard to see
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subtlety
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cunning; delicacy
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subversive
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to overthrow or ruin
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succinct
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brief; compact
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succor
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aid; assistance
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succulent
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juicy; richness
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succumb
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give in
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suffrage
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right to vote
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suffuse
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to spread
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sully
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tarnish; soil
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sultry
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hot; sweltering
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sumptuous
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lavish; rich
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supercilious
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contemptuous; arrogant; haughty
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superficial
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shallow; on the surface only
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superfluous
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excessivel; unnecessary
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supernal
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heavenly
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supernumerary
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in excess of what is necessary
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supersede
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to be set aside; replace
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supine
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lying on the back
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supplant
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replace
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supple
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flexible
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supplement
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added to
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suppliant
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entreating; pleading
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supplicate
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to implore or beg for
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supposititious
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assumed; hypothetical
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