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100 Cards in this Set
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Abbreviate
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(v) to shorten, abridge
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Abstinence
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(n) the act of refraining from pleasurable activity, e.g. eating or drinking
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Adulation
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(n) high praise
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Adversity
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(n) misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events
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Aesthetic
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(adj) pertaining to beauty or the arts
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Amicable
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(adj) friendly, agreeable
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Anachronistic
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(adj) out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period
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Anecdote
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(n) short, usually funny account of an event
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Anonymous
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(adj) nameless, without a disclosed identity
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Antagonist
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(n) foe, opponent, adversary
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Arid
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(adj) extremely dry or deathly boring
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Assiduous
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(adj) persistent, hard-working
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Asylum
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(n) sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge
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Benevolent
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(adj) friendly and helpful
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Camaraderie
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(n) trust, sociability amongst friends
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Censure
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(v) to criticize harshly
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Circuitous
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(adj) indirect, taking the longest route
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Clairvoyant
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(adj) exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future
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Collaborate
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(adj) to cooperate, work together
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Compassion
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(n) sympathy, helpfulness or mercy
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Compromise
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(v) to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides
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Condescending
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(adj) possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing
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Conditional
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(adj) depending on a condition, e.g., in a contract
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Conformist
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(n) person who complies with accepted rules and customs
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Congregation
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(n) a crowd of people, and assembly
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Convergence
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(n) the state of separate elements joining or coming together
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Deleterious
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(adj) harmful, destructive, detrimental
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Demagogue
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(n) leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
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Digression
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(n) the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in speech or argument
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Diligent
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(adj) careful and hard-working
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Discredit
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(v) to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace
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Disdain
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(v) to regard with scorn or contempt
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Divergent
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(adj) separating, moving in different directions from a particular point
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Empathy
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(n) identification with feelings of others
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Emulate
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(v) to imitate, follow an example
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Enervating
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(adj) weakening, tiring
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Enhance
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(v) to improve, bring a greater level of intensity
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Ephemeral
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(adj) momentary, transient, fleeting
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Evanescent
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(adj) quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image
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Exasperation
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(n) irritation, frustration
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Exemplary
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(adj) outstanding, an example to others
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Extenuating
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(adj) excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g. mitigating factors
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Florid
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(adj) red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate
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Fortuitous
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(adj) happening by luck, fortunate
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Frugal
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(adj) thrifty, cheap
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Hackneyed
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(adj) cliched, worn out by use
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Haughty
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(adj) arrogant and condescending
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Hedonist
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(n) a person who pursues pleasure as a goal
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Hypothesis
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(n) assumption, theory requiring proof
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Impetuous
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(adj) rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
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Impute
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(v) to attribute an action to a particular person or group
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Incompatible
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(adj) opposed in nature, not able to live or work together
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Inconsequential
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(adj) unimportant, trivial
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Inevitable
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(adj) certain, unavoidable
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Integrity
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(n) decency, honesty, wholeness
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Intrepid
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(adj) fearless, adventurous
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Intuitive
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(adj) instinctive, untaught
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Jubilation
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(n) joy, celebration, exultation
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Lobbyist
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(n) person who seeks to influence political events
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Longevity
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(n) long life
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Mundane
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(adj) ordinary, commonplace
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Nonchalant
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(adj) calm, casual, seeming unexcited
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Novice
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(n) apprentice, beginner
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Opulent
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(adj) wealthy
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Orator
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(n) lecturer, speaker
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Ostentatious
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(adj) showy, displaying wealth
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Parched
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(adj) dried up, shriveled
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Perfidious
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(adj) faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
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Precocious
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(adj) unusually advanced or talented at an early age
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Pretentious
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(adj) pretending to be important, intelligent, or cultured
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Procrastinate
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(v) to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off
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Prosaic
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(adj) relating to prose; dull, commonplace
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Prosperity
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(n) wealth or success
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Provocative
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(adj) tending to provoke a response; e.g. anger or disagreement
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Prudent
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(adj) careful, cautious
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Querulous
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(adj) complaining, irritable
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Rancorous
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(adj) bitter, hateful
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Reclusive
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(adj) preferring to live in isolation
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Reconcilliation
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(n) the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute
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Renovation
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(n) repair, making something new again
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Resilient
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(adj) quick to recover, bounce back
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Restrained
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(adj) controlled, repressed, restricted
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Reverence
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(n) worship, profound respect
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Sagacity
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(n) wisdom
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Scrutinize
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(v) to observe carefully
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Spontaneity
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(n) impulsive action, unplanned events
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Spurious
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(adj) lacking authenticity, false
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Submissive
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(adj) tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others
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Substantiate
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(v) to verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence
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Subtle
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(adj) hard to detect or describe; perceptive
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Superficial
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(adj) shallow, lacking in depth
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Superfluous
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(adj) extra, more than enough, redundant
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Suppress
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(v) to end an activity, e.g. to prevent
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Surreptitious
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(adj) secret, stealthy
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Tactful
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(adj) considerate, skillful in acting to avoid offense to others
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Tenacious
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(adj) determined, keeping a firm grip on
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Transient
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(adj) temporary, short-lived, fleeting
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Venerable
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(adj) respected because of age
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Vindicate
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(v) to clear from blame or suspicion
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Wary
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(adj) careful, cautious
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