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44 Cards in this Set
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a coming or arrival
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advent
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capable of being persuaded; submissive
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amenable
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difficult; strenuous
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arduous
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benefits; advantages
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behooves
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insolence; insulting rudeness; an insult
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contumely
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proper
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decorous
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enfeebled; worn out
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decrepit
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detoriated; morally degraded
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degenerate
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empty; destitute
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devoid
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discriminating; perceptive
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discerning
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a large, imposing building
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edifice
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effectiveness; power to produce an intended result
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efficacy
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salaries; fees
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emoluments
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to urge; to strongly recommend
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exhort
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pleasant; cordial; imparting warmth and comfort
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genial
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shameful; discraceful
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ignominious
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disgrace; dishonor
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ignominy
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something which hinders progress
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impediment
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unfavorable; ill-omened
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inauspicious
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lazy
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indolent
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inexplicable; unexplainable
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ineffable
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hinted; made known without direct statement
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intimated
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listless; weak; lacking in energy
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languid
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shocking, sensational; pale and sickly; lighted up with a yellowish red glare or glow
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lurid
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manne; bearing; expression
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mien
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numerous; myriad; existing in great number
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multitudinous
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dullness; insensibility
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obtuseness
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dreamlike; pertaining to an apparition
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phantasmagoric
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facial features considered to reveal character
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physiognomies
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to chatter; to talk idly; idle talk
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prate
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biases; partialities; predisposition toward something
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predilections
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pertaining to existing outside the natural order
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preternaturally
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forefather; parent
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progenitor
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unduly long and verbose (as an address)
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prolix
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state of calm or tranquility; repose; rest
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quietude
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the act of protesting or reasoning earnestly against something
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remonstrance
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shrewdly; wisely
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sagaciously
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wisdom; shrewdness
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sagacity
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determination; cohesiveness; retentiveness
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tenacity
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savageness of character, behavior, or aspect
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truculency
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meriting reverence; deserving honor
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venerable
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an irregular change or variation
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vicissitude
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face; facial expression
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visage
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having great quantity
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voluminous
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