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70 Cards in this Set
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licentious
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morally unrestrained
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numismatist
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a coin collector
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paucity
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a scarcity or lack
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fatalistic
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believing that all events are detirmined by fate and are inevitable
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obtrude
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to force oneself into a situation
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pensive
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dreamily thoughtful
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lackadaisical
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uninterested or listless
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alienate
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to turn away feelings or affections
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elated
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in high spirits and exulantly proud and joyful
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epigram
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a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
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amalgamate
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to combine
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demented
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mentally ill or insane
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hone
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to sharpen
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beleaguer
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to besiege by encircling
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gorge
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to eat or swallow greedily
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antiquated
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no longer used or usefful; very old
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opiate
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a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from
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caricature
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an exaggerated portrayal of one's features
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dally
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to waste time; to dwadle
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felonious
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pertaining or constituting a major crime
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edifice
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a large elaborate structure; an imposing building
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ambidextrous
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equally skillful with either hand
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belated
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delayed
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animate
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to give life or motion to
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knead
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to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
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chauvinist
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one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion and displaying contempt for the others
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egalitarian
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promoting equal rights for all people
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berserk
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in a state of violent of destructive rage
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ostentatious
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marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display
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delude
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to mislead; to fool
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elude
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to escape notice; to get away from
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fallow
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inactive; unproductive
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blight
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anything that destroys; prevents growth, or causes devaluation
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obsequy
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a funeral rite or ceremony
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denizen
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an ocupant or inhabitant
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fealty
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obligated loyalty or faithfulness
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entice
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to attract by offering reward or pleasure
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gratify
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to please
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laggard
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a slow person, especially one who falls behind
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gambit
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a manuver or action used to gain advantage
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jaded
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worn out or dulled as from over indulgence
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gist
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the main point
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advocate
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to recommend or speak infavor of
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efface
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to obliterate or to wipe out
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charisma
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personal appeal or attraction; magnetism
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ogre
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a brute; a large monster of frightful giant
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mesmerize
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to hypnotize
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entity
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anything having existence, either physical or mystical
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bandy
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to exchange words or discuss casually
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dastardly
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cowardly and treacherous
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nepotism
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favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power
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begrudge
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to resent another's sucess; to envy
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mandarin
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an influentail person; a member of an elite group
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glutinous
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gluey or sticky
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enmity
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deep-seated hostility, often mutual
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declaim
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to speak in a dramatic, impassioned, or blustering manner
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imbue
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to inspire or influenc; to saturate
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gaff
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a pole with a large hook on one end
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quaff
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to drink in large quantities
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bibliophile
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a lover of books
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gird
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to prepare for an event or an action
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daunt
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to make afraid or to discourage
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flux
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a state of continual change or movement
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hovel
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a wretched living place; an open shed
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cadaverous
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of or like a corpse; pale, gaunt, thin
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gothic
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of the middle ages, of or relating to a mysterious and desolate style of ficion
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penury
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extreme poverty
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egress
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an exit or a means of going out
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felicity
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happiness or bliss
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despot
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a dictator with absolute power
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