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40 Cards in this Set
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absolution
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forgiveness; pardon; release
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tome
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large book
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fractious
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irritable; difficult to control
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deleterious
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harmful
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haughtiness
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arrogance; pride
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bombast
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arrogant, pompous language
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clairvoyant
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able to see the future; sensory ability beyond the ordinary
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garner
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store up; gather
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hasten
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hurry; accelerate; rush
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unsung
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unrecognized; uncelebrated
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bigot
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narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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abstain
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desist; go without; withdraw
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modicum
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a moderate or token amount
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provincial
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unsophisticated; narrow-minded
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obliterate
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destroy; demolish; eradicate
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heed
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listen to; give consideration to
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fickle
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often changing; unstable
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inscrutable
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mysterious; impenetrable
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curtail
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cut short
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tentative
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hesitant; not certain; not fully worked out
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ensconce
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establish firmly in a position
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oblivious
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totally unaware
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resolution
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determination
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abhor
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hate
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crepuscular
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active at dawn and dusk
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haughty
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arrogant, condescending
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obdurate
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stubborn
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tenacious
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stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
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headstrong
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stubborn; willful
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repudiate
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shun; eschew
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mettle
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courage; bravery; valor
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rescind
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retract; repeal
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enshroud
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cover
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mendacious
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given to lying
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sophomoric
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juvenile; immature
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primeval
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having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
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blatant
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obvious
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punctilious
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paying attention to small details
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cryptic
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puzzling; enigmatic
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dispassionate
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neutral; objective
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