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88 Cards in this Set
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to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
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adulterate
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able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
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ambidextrous
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to make larger, increase
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augment
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deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
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bereft
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to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
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deploy
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stern, unyielding, gloomy, il-humored
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dour
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courage in facing difficulties
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fortitude
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to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
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gape
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to utter taunting words,; an expression of scorn
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gibe
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an external apperance, cover, mask
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guise
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intended to deceie or entrap; sly, tracherous
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insidious
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a hint, indirect suggestion
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intimation
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wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
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opulent
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easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
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pliable
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to say again, repeat
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reiterate
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not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
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stolid
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experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
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tentative
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not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
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unkempt
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word for word; exactly as written or spoken
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verbatim
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cautiously, with great care
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warily
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skillfull; expert in the use of the hands or mind
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adriot
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peaceable, friendly
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amicable
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having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
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averse
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given a tighting, warlike; combativem agressive, one at war , one engaged in war
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belligerent
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kindly, charitable
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benevolent
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hasty, not through
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cursory
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treachery, deceitfulness
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duplicity
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to praise extravagantly
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extol
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possible, able to be done
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feasile
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a wry face, facial distortio; to make a wry face
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grimace
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a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
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holocaust
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not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
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impervious
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a moving force, impulse, stimulus
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impetus
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danger
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jeopardy
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extremely careful; particular about details
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meticulous
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a longing for something past; homesickness
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nastalgia
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the purest essence or form of something; the most typical
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quintessence
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to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
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retrogress
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to examine closly
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scrutinize
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lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of intrest
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tepid
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an enemy, opponent
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adversary
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to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
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alienate
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a skillfull or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
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artifice
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to compel, force
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coerce
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cowardly; coward
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craven
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of or related to cooking or the kitchen
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culinary
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to erase, wipe out, cut out
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delete
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a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
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demise
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to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
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exhilarate
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plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish -yellow
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fallow
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to disturb; wory; to trouble by repeated attacks
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harass
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stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
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inclement
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to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
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muse
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so unimportant that it can be disregarded
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negligible
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to make permanent or long lasting
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perpetuate
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an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
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precedent
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inflicting or aiming at punishment
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punitive
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to set right, remedy
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redress
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a temporary stay; to stay for a while
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sojourn
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refined in manner or stlye, suave
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urbane
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associated, connected
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affiliated
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to find out
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ascertin
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an accomplishment, the act of achieving
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attainment
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to give or pass on as an inheritance
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bequeath
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forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point
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cogent
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to move toward one point, approach nearer together
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converge
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to scatter to spread far and wide
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disperse
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to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement
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esteem
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to earase, obliterate, destroy
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expunge
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having limites; lasting for a limited time
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finite
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not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
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invulnerable
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spitefu, showing ill will
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malevolent
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col and confident, unoncerned
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nonchalant
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knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
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oniscient
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a remebdy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
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scrupulous
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to move about stealthuly; to lie in hiding
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skulk
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proud and contemptuous, showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
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supercilious
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stange, mysterious, wierd, beyond explanation
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uncanny
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easily excused, pardonable
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venial
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not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
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invulnerable
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spitefu, showing ill will
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malevolent
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col and confident, unoncerned
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nonchalant
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knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
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oniscient
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a remebdy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
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scrupulous
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to move about stealthuly; to lie in hiding
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skulk
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proud and contemptuous, showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
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supercilious
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stange, mysterious, wierd, beyond explanation
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uncanny
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easily excused, pardonable
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venial
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