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72 Cards in this Set
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candid
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frank; blunt; open
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corouse
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drink to excess; live it up
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cease
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stop; end; halt
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celerity
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swift motion; speed; alacrity
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censorious
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critical; attacking; denouncing
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charlatan
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fraud; person claiming knowledge he does not have; humbug; fake; hustler
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chary
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careful; cautious
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chasten
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castigate; punish; reprove
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cherubic
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sweet; kind; innocent
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chimerical
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fanciful; whimsical; playful
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chronic
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compulsive; typical; habitual; inveterate
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churlish
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selfish; rancorous; surly
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circuitous
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indirect; roundabout; rambling
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clandestine
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furtive; surreptitious; secret
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clemency
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lenience; mercy; compassion
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cloister
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convent; monastery; religious place
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coagulate
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congeal; curdle; clot
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coalesce
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combine; incorporate; merge
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coddle
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pamper; overindulge; baby; spoil
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coercion
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intimidation; duress; force; compulsion
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cognate
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related by blood; having the same origin
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commensurate
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equal in measure; of the same duration or size
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compile
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collect data; accumulate; amass
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concomitant
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concurrent; attendant; occuring with something else
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concordance
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agreement; treaty; accord
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confluence
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nexus; union; meeting; conflux
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confound
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perplex; baffle; confuse
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conglomerate
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corporation; partnership; firm
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conjugal
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matrimonial; nuptial; marital
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constrict
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squeeze; pinch; obstruct; block
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contentious
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argumentative; pugnacious; quarrelsome
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contrite
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penitent; apologetic; remorseful
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conundrum
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mystery; puzzle
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convoke
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convene; assemble
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copious
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plentiful; ample; profuse
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corpulence
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stoutness; obesity
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coterie
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small group of people who share interests and meet frequently
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crass
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vulgar, grossly ignorant; indelicate
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credulous
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gullible; unsuspecting; naive
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cryptic
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enigmatic; obscure; secret; puzzling
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ctenoid
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comblike; having narrow segments
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cuboid
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having the shape of a cube
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cucullate
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hood-shaped
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curmudgeon
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cantankerous person
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daub
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blur; smear; spread
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dawdle
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procrastinate; loiter; idle; dally
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dearth
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paucity; shortage; deficiency
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debased
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lowered in status or character; degenerate
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decipher
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solve or figure out a puzzle; translate; untangle
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declivity
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downward slope
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decorum
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appropriate conduct; polite or proper behavior; protocol
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delectable
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delicious; delightful; savory
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deleterious
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destructive; poisonous; unhealthy
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delineate
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describe; outline; depict
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delusion
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untrue belief; hallucination; fallacy; misconception
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demagogue
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incendiary; agitator; opportunist
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denounce
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reprove; accuse; condemn
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depravity
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perverted disposition; wickedness; vileness; corruption
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deprecatory
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disapproving; belittling
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desecrate
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contaminate; profane; defile
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desist
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discontinue or stop; cease; renounce
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desolate
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alone; without hope or comfort; forsaken
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despoil
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ravage; rob; loot
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despot
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dictator; tyrant; totalitarian
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diatribe
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extreme, bitter, and abusive speech; vituperation; tirade
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didactic
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pedantic; academic; for teaching
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diffidence
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self-doubt; timidity; shyness
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dilatory
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lackadaisical; lazy; remiss
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diligent
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assiduous; studious; hard-working
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diminution
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decrease; reduction
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disafffected
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disillusioned; dissatisfied; discontented
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clamor
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loud noise or complaint; commotion; din
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