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113 Cards in this Set
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Amalgamate
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to unite with
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Conciliate
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pacify
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Proclivity
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tendency
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abate
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to let up
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apprehensive
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worried
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prevaricate
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to lie
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guile
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cunning
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fallow
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unused
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corsair
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pirate
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dawdle
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to waste time idling
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eddy
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whirlpool or similar current
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mire
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mud
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austere
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severe
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prelate
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clergymen
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deplore
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lament
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Vindictive
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vengeful
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Laud
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praise
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Placid
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peaceful
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Stymie
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frustrate
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Contort
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bend
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Belligerence
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aggressive hostility
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Credible
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plausible
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Decomposition
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disintigration
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Posthumous
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after deathj
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Scathing
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overly critical
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Hamper
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hold back
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Quell
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stifle, suffocate
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Eminent
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distinguished
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Saucy
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impudent
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Digress
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wander
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Ensnare
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to capture in
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Din
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loud
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Impasse
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road that has no exit
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Schism
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separation
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Gratis
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free of charge
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Holocaust
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destruction
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Vivacious
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lively
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Truncate
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shorten
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Courier
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message carrier
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Repugnant
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gross
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Peril
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danger
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Curn
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check
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Unscrupulous
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unprincipled
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Impair
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damage
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Hawser
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cable
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Console
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comfort
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Lament
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mourn
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Adhere
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stick fast
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Imbibe
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drink
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Emulate
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imitate
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Blunder
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mistake, error, err
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Tenacious
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Holdfast
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Aggrandizement
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glorification
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Cherub
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angel
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Cleave
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divide
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Imbue
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suffuse
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Adage
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proverb
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Malignant
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evil
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Aloof
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apart
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Loquacious
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talkative
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Brevity
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brief
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Expedite
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hasten
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Gala
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festive
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Maxim
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adage, proverb
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Pretext
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exuse
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Malicious
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spiteful
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Bravado
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showy display of courage
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Somber
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gloomy
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Ardent
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with fervor
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Solace
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comfort
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Banal
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boringly predictable
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Moderate
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soften
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Mundane
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common
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Brig
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ship's prison
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Meander
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to wind
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Benevolence
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inclination to do good deeds
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Curt
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abrupt
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Extol
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praise
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Adversary
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opponent
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Aeronautic
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having to do with aircraft
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Obliterate
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erase
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Garrulous
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talkative
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Affable
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friendly
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Animosity
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feeling of ill will
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Obstinate
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stubborn
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Astound
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amaze
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Dearth
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Refractory
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Bile
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ill temper
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Inadvertent
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unintentional
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Refractory
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stubborn
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Waiver
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to show doubt
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Adjourn
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to postpone
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Dogmatic
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opionated
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Heedless
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insensitive
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Assailable
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able to be attacked
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Peevish
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fretful
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Ascertain
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to discover through examination
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Dent
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to depress
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Pertinent
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relevant, applicable
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Copious
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abundant
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Abhor
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to hate
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Grim
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harsh
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Acumen
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keeness
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Aperture
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opening
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Amorous
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having to do with love
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Cajole
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to wheedle
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Prevalent
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predominant
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Ardous
|
difficult
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Aqueous
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liquid state
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Artifice
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clever ruse
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Solitude
|
isolation
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Woeful
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wretched
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Admonish
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to scold
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