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40 Cards in this Set
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abase
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humble, degrade
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abate
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end, decrease in amount or intensity
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abstruse
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hard to understand, recondite
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abyss
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immeasurable depth
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acuity
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keenness of perception
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affinity
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attraction, kinship
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness, briskness
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alchemist
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a chemist or one who seeks to turn metal into gold
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alloy
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a substance composed of two or more metals melted together
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amenable
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compliant, answerably (willing to answer)
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antipathy
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repugnance, aversion, dislike
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append
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attach something additonal; affix
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arduous
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laborious, difficult
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ascend
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move upward, succeed to
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ascetic
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self denial, often religious; austere
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audacity
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boldness or daring, insolent
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augury
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omen/portent (divination)
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auspicious
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prosperous, fortunate, propitious
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austere
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ascetic, abstinent, stern, severe
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balm
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fragrant lotion that heals and soothes
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benevolence
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kindness
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benign
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gentle disposition
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blighted
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caused decay
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buoyant
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resillience
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burnish
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polish, make shiny
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calamity
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a great misfortune
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capricious
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fickle
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credible
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believable, trustworthy
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dearth
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scarcity, lack
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decorum
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conformity to accepted standards
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deleterious
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harmful
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depravity
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corrupt
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derision
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ridicule
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despondency
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dejection
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despotic
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ruling oppressively
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discern
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discriminate
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duplicity
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hypocrisy
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edifice
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large building
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effervescent
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bubbly, to show high spirits
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enmity
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ill will, deep-seated mutual hatred
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