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100 Cards in this Set
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to describe accurately
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delineate
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evil
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nefarious
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everyday language or speech
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vernacular
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muscular strength
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brawn
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to brag
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tout
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to make better or improve
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enhance
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to obstruct or impede the progress of something
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hinder
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to erase
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efface
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one who eats or drinks too much
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glutton
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a break or vacation
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hiatus
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grumpy or quarrelsome
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querulous
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to make or create
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engender
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to destroy completely
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obliterate
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a large amount
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copious
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hard to understand
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obscure
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to praise highly
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extol
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ready to fight
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pugnacious
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to calm or soothe
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quell
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one who is skillful with the hands
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artisan
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to ignite or arouse
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kindle
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to back up with evidence
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corroborate
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to feel loving towards
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amorous
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proper or in good taste
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decorous
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to speed up the progress of something
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expedite
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naturally peaceful
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idyllic
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to place side by side
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juxtapose
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brilliant or giving off heat or light
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incandescent
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to annoy
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exasperate
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lacking harmony or agreement
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discordant
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highly explosive
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volatile
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to swell
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distend
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fertile
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fecund
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wise or a wise man
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sage
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dumb, stupid
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vacuous
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to ridicule
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deride
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kind
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benevolent
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to examine closely
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scrutinize
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overly dramatic
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histrionic
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intended to teach
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didactic
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to attack with words or force
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assail
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ridiculous or farcical
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ludicrous
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to shorten
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abridge
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to make ridiculous claims
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pretentious
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easily deceived or tricked
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gullible
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to go over and over to an absurd extent
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belabor
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to cause to happen
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induce
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boring
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soporific
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shrill or harsh
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strident
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huge inferno or fire
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conflagration
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fond of partying
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convivial
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without concern or worry
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nonchalant
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to praise or extol
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laud
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having country charm
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bucolic
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easily bent or shaped
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malleable
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sneaky
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discreet
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to repeat
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reiterate
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to make gestures with the hands
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gesticulate
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without law or order
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anarchy
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separate or different
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discrete
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to lie or prevaricate
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fabricate
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sluggish or tired
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lethargy
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hard ot understand or obscure
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recondite
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obvious
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conspicuous
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old or primordial
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archaic
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about to happen
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imminent
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one who preys
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predator
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to fuse or unite
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coalesce
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to celebrate
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exult
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to glorify (as if holy)
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exalt
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extra or not needed
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extraneous
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a chant
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incantation
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to calm, soothe or quell
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assuage
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unable to be defeated
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insuperable
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hard working
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assiduous
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to yeild to desire
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indulgent
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greed for wealth or luxury
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avarice
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to waste
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squander
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relating to great poverty
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penurious
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to disprove
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debunk
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strange or weird
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eccentric
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to dry out
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desiccate
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different or various
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diverse
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talkative
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loquacious
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feeling sorry for oneself
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maudlin
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ridiculous or ludicrous
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farcical
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colorful or full of life
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vibrant
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poisonous
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virulent
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full of disrespect or disdain
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contemptuous
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a mystery or problem
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enigma
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a maze
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labyrinth
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clear
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lucid
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to reject
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repudiate
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shallow
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superficial
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ancient or archaic
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primordial
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sweetly flowing
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mellifluous
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limited in outlook or narrow minded
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provincial
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full of guilt
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contrite
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constant
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incessant
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not noticeable
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imperceptible
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to lie or fabricate
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prevaricate
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