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120 Cards in this Set
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abridge
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to shorten or condense
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acquiesce
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to consent, agree passibely
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allude
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to refer to or mention casually
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constitute
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to form, or make up
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contrive
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to plot, scheme, devise a way
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corroborate
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to verify, confirm, substantiate
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culminate
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to reach the higest point
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depreciate
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to decrease in value
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dilate
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to expand or enlarge
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discriminate
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to observe differnces, make unfair distinctions
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arid
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dry, barren, parched, lifeless
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chronic
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constant, habitual, recurring
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dubious
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doubtful, uncertain, causing doubt
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indulgent
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yielding, lenient, easy-going
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internal
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inside, within (body, country, etc.) inner
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lethal
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deadly, fatal
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livid
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pale, lead-colored, grayish blue
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overt
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open, unconcealed
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senile
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characteristic of old age
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virtual
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almost, for all practical purposes, being something in effect but not
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aegis
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protection, sponsorship
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amazon
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a large strong or athletic woman, a female warrior
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aurora
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the dawn or similar luminosity
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odyssey
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extended journey or wandering
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paean
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song of thanksgiving, joy, praise, triumph
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palladium
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safegaurd, something to insure safety
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plutocrat
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a wealthy person, especially one whose wealth means power
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siren
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a bewitching or irresistible woman, fascinating, captivating
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valhalla
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hall of feasting heroes
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ambrosial
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fragrant, delicious, superior
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apollonian
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godlike, living by enlightened, aesthetic, intellectual values; harmonious, spiritual
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dionysian
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living for sensual and material delights
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hermetic
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completely sealed, airtight, hard to understand, relating to the occult or the magical
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procrustean
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taking fanatical or ruthless action to attain conformity
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promethean
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daring, creative, or heroic on behalf of humanity
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pyrrhic victory
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a too-costly victory
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stygian
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dark, gloomy, hellish
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tantalizing
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teasing, tormenting
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terpsichorean
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pertaining to dancing
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titanic
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extremely large, strong, or powerful
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anomaly
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an abnormal, irregular fact or occurrence
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apogee
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highest or farthest point (in an orbit); climax
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apocalypse
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vision of future (well-being); revelation
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arson
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act of setting fire(s) purposely
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client
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person for whom lawyer, accountant or agency is acting; customer
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incidence
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process of a happening, an occurrence
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initiative
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unprompted action, the first step, enterprise
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litany
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a responsive prayer or religious service
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maxim
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a wise saying, aphorism, proverb
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mosaic
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inlaid art work, design made from bits of glass or stone set in cement
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perquisite
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an extra benefit or remuneration
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complement
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to round out, make complete
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console
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to comfort (a person), make less sad
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consummate
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bring to fulfillment or completion
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enervate
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weaken, take strength from, debilitate
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hypothesis
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theory; unproved explaination
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exalt
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to lift up, elevate
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perforate
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punch hole(s), pierce
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propagate
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to reproduce, spread abroad
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stipulate
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to specify, include explicitly (in an agreement)
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accelerate
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to speed up, increase the speed
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compensate
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to make up for, pay, remunerate
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exaggerate
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to overstate, magnify, inflate
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humiliate
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to lower the self-respect of, mortify
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impale
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to pierce, thrust through
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jeopardize
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to endanger
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perpetrate
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to perform, carry out
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promulgate
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to make known, spread widely
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resuscitate
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to revive, bring back to life
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simluate
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to feign, pretend, imitate
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metaphor
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an implied comparison
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moron
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person of low intelligence, fool
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nonentity
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a person or thing of no importance
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parity
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equality, equivalence
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satellite
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a small body revolving around a larger one; a person, group, nation dependent on a larger one
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scroll
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an ancient rolled manuscript
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simile
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an expressed comparison
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sovereign
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the supreme ruler, monarch
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stratum
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a layer or level
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tenacity
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unyielding firmness
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affinity
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attraction, kinship
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despot
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a ruler with absolute power, a tyrant
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effigy
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image, likeness
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hybrid
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a cross between two varieties
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illusion
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something not what it appears to be
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opulence
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wealth, abundance
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precision
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exactness, accuracy
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proximity
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nearness
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reminiscence
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a calling to mind, recollection
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reprisal
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act of retaliation, especially in war
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adroit
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skillful, clever
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facile
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easily done, moving easily or quickly
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feline
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catlike, sly, stealthy
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mediocre
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average, commonplace
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prodigious
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enormous, marvelous, superhuman
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prosaic
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dull, monotonous, uninteresting
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punitive
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intended to punish, bringing punishment
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spontaneous
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arising naturally from within, bubbling up
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subtle
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delicate, artful, requiring acuteness
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transient
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fleeing, short-lived
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Austere
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rigorous, stern, severely simple
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Avid
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eager, greedy
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Capricious
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subject to whims, changeable
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Competent
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capable, skillful, well qualified
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Diffident
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shy, timid, unassertive
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Diminutive
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undersized, small
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Formidable
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hard to overcome, causing fear or dread
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Inscrutable
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mysterious, unfathomable, beyond comprehension
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Inveterate
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habitual, deeply established
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Lugubrious
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mournful, doleful, dismal
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Melancholy
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gloomy, brooding, sadly thoughtful
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Meticulous
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scrupulous about details
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Munificent
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very generous, lavish
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Opportune
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timely, advantageous, seasonable
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Plebeian
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common, ordinary, low-class
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Precipitous
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very steep
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Precocious
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ahead in development (especially mental); exhibiting exceptionally mature qualities
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Pugnacious
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quarrelsome, inclined to fight
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Querulous
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fretful, complaining
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Inexorable
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unyielding, unrelenting
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