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79 Cards in this Set
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punctual
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on time
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pundit
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critic; learned person
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punitive
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having to do with punishment
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pursuit
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the act of chasing or striving
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quaint
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charmingly strange
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quandary
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predicament, dilemma
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quell
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to pacify, to suppress
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querulous
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complaining, grumbling
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query
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question
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quip
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clever, witty joke
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sagacious
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wise, shrewd
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salvage
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to recover, save from loss
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sanctimonious
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excessively righteous
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scamper
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run off quickly
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scapegoat
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someone blamed for every problem
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scholarly
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related to higher learning
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scorn
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contempt, derision
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scoundrel
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villian, rogue
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scour
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to scrub clean
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scrupulous
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restrained; honest; careful and precise
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tentative
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not fully worked out; uncertain
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testimony
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statement made under oath
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therapeutic
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medicinal
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thicket
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dense bushes
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throng
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a large group of people, crowd
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thwart
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to block or prevent from happening; frustrate
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timorous
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timid, shy, full of apprehension
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toady
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flatterer, hanger on, yes-man
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tolerate
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to endure, permit; to respect others
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clairvoyance
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exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future
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clamp
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establish by authority, impose
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clandestine
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secretive, concealed for a darker purpose
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cliche
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overused expression or idea
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clientele
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body of customers of patrons
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clique
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small exclusive group
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cloying
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overly sweet
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cognizant
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fully informed, conscious
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glutton
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person who eats and drinks excessively
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goad
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to prod or urge
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gourmand
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glutton; lover of fine food
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gracious
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kind, compassionate, warm-hearted
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grandiose
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magnificent and imposing; exaggerated and pretentious
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gratuity
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something given voluntarily, tip
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gravity
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importance, seriousness
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grove
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a group of trees
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grudgingly
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reluntantly, resentfully
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gruff
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brusque, stern, harsh
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hackneyed
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cliched, worn out by overuse
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disputant
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someone in an argument
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dissemble
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to pretend, disguise one's motives
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disseminate
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to spread for and wide
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dissipate
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to vanish; to pursue pleasure to excess
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distinctive
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distinguishing, characteristic
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distract
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to cause to lose focus, to divert attention
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evade
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to avoid, dodge
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evanescent
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momentary, transient, short-lived
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evenhanded
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fair, impartial
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exacerbate
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to aggrevate, intensify the bad qualities of
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exacting
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requiring a lot of care or attention
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exaggerate
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to represent something as greater than it actually is
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exalt
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to glorify or honour
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exasperation
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irritation
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infusion
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the introduction of, the addition of
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inhibit
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to hold back, prevent, restrain
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innumerable
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too many to be counted
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inordinate
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excessive, immoderate
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inscription
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engraving
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insidious
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subtly spreading harm; beguiling; alluring
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insightful
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clever, perceptive; intuitive
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insinuate
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to suggest, say indirectly, imply
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insolence
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rudeness, impertinence
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inspire
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motivate, affect
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mendicant
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beggar
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methodical
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systematic, orderly
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meticulous
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extremely careful, fastidious, paintaking
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miffed
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offended, annoyed
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milestone
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important event in something or someone's history
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mimic
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copy, imitate
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mirage
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optical illusion, apparition
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