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52 Cards in this Set
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alleviate
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relieve, lessen
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ameliorate
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improve
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amity
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friendship
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arcane
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mysterious, known only to a select few, esoteric
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assess
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estimate the value of, measure
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assiduous
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diligent, conscientious
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augment
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add to
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august
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distinguished, majestic
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belittle
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put down
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biased
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not neutral, on one side or the other
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burgeon
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grown profusely, rapidly expand
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callow
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innocent, immature
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contempt
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reproachful disdain
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convention
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social custom
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dearth
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a lack
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despair
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loss of hope
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deter
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prevent, discourage from doing
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enthrall
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delight, to hold spellbound
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euphony
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sweet sound
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fickle
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unpredictable, whimsical, capricious
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fraught
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full of
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glib
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smooth talking
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incessant
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never ending
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incipient
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beginning
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indifferent
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not caring, lacking preference
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insipid
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bland, boring, dull
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intrepid
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fearless
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lucid
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easily understood, clear
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mendacious
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untruthful, given to deception
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merger
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a joining or marriage
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nostalgic
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yearning for the old days
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objective
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without bias, neutral; something material
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panegyric
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formal or elaborate praise, encomium
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peripheral
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away from the center
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petulant
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rude, cranky, ill-tempered
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premature
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too early, too soon
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remorse
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sense of gnawing guilt from wrongdoing, regret
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reproof
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scolding
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repulsion
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disgust
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respite
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a break, a lull, a rest
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reticent
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restrained, uncommunicative, quiet
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saccharine
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sickly sweet, falsely sweet
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scrutinize
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examine closely
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servile
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overly submissive, cringing, like a servant
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slapdash
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haphazard, done carelessly
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static
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stationary
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sycophant
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a flatterer, a parasite
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taciturn
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quiet, saying little, silent
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tangible
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touchable, substantial, palpable, tactile
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tenacity
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persevere, tough, cling to
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terse
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effectively brief, concise
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upbraid
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scold severely
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