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54 Cards in this Set
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surreptitious
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in a secret or stealthy way
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phlegmatic
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calm, slow
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lethargic
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tired or weak
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delectable
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delicious
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inconspicuous
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hardly noticable
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brevity
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breif
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pugnacious
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eager to fight
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fervent
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with passion
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toady
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a flatterer
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glutton
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endulging in food
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castigate
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to scold or punish severly
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avarice
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greedy
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gingerly
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gently
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soporific
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sleepy
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cordial
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warm, friendly
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pernicious
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harmful
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archaic
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old
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nomadic
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wandering
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indolent
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lazy
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scrutinize
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to look at very closely
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parody
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a work that mimics the style of another in a mocking way
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clamor
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loud noise
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discrepancy
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of different opinion
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pacify
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to calm down
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jocular
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like to be with people
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adversity
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hardship
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ingenious
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very clever
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prudent
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careful
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skeptic
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to doubt about something
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nefarious
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mean
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villify
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to slander
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mediate
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to resolve differences
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slavish
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overly humble
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discerning
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judging something
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astute
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very clever
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inception
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the start of the something
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innovation
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something new
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melancholy
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feeling sad
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sardonic
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sarcastic
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pedantic
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overly instructive
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berate
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to scold in a harsh tone
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munificent
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very generous
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insipid
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lacking flavor
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vapid
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stale
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mundane
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ordinary
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transient
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temporary
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volatile
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changing very quickly
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thrive
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to grow strong
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uniformity
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same
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replete
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overflowing
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spurious
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lacking logic
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hyperbole
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an exaggeration used to create and effect
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prose
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writing that is not poetry or rhyming verse
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vignette
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a breif descriptive paragraph
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