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50 Cards in this Set
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acute
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sharp, intelligent
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adept
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skillful, expert
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admonish
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warn, scold
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advocate
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to speak in favor, support
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aesthetic
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having to do with art or beauty
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affinity
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attraction, kinship, relationship, sympathy
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assuage
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soothe, relieve, ease
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astute
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perceptive, intelligent
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authentic
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real
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capricious
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impulsive, whimsical
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compliant
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submissive
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conspicuous
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easily seen, out in the open
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copious
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abundant
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corrugate
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fold
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desolate
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bare, gloomy
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didactic
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instructive, intended to instruct
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diffidence
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shyness
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dilatory
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delaying, tardy, slow
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discriminate
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differentiate, make a clear distinction
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disparage
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speak badly of
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disparity
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inequality, great difference
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dogmatic
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arrogant, unyielding
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drone
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talk on and on in a dull way
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eccentric
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odd, unusual, quirky
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espouse
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to support, take up as a cause
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extricate
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get out of difficulty or entanglement
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impede
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obstruct
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indigence
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poverty with hardship and deprivation
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indigenous
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native to a particular region
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indolence
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laziness
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inhibit
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hold back
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lethargic
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tired, languid
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oblique
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vague, evasive
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paucity
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scarcity, lack
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predilection
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natural preference
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pristine
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original, unspoiled
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prodigal
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wasteful, extravagant
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proximity
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nearness
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purloin
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steal
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purported
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rumored, claimed
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rejuvenate
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make young and strong again
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rhetoric
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the art of speaking or writing effectively
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rigor
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strength, diligence, thoroughness
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secular
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having nothing to do with spiritual concerns
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slander
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defame, speak maliciously of
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solemn
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severe, grave
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strident
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harsh, shrill
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temper
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moderate, soften
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vital
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important
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watershed
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a crucial dividing point, pivotal moment
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