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151 Cards in this Set
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chimerical
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visionary, imaginary, fantastic
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prelude
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introduction
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delude
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to fool
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palliate
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alleviate, relieve without curing
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recondite
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secret, hidden, obscure
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indifference
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lack of concern
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escalation
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an increase, intensification
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appellation
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a name
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demur
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to object
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connubial
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related to marriage
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fabricate
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to lie, concoct
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covert
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secret, hidden
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plight
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predicament, dangerous situation
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juxtapose
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to place side by side
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nirvana
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freedom from care and pain, Buddhist heaven
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metamorphosis
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change
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desultory
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occuring by chance, disconnected
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ascetic
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one who practices self-denial and devotion
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penance
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atonement for sin
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decadence
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decay
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supplication
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earnest prayer
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fulsome
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excessive, insincere
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obsequious
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seeking favor, fawning
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indoctrinate
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to teach certain principles
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scion
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child, descendant
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levity
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lightness of disposition
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unabated
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without subsiding
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maudlin
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sentimental
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puissant
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powerful
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trenchant
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keen, incisive
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vicissitudes
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difficulties
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extant
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still existing
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abstemious
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moderate in eating or drinking
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disparate
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different
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omnivorous
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eating any kind of food
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repose
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state of rest
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redolent
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fragrant
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nebulous
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unclear, vague
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indict
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accuse
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reviled
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scolded
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rife
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widespread
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balk
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to refuse to move
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pecuniary
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financial
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parsimonious
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miserly
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mendacious
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lying, untrue
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fiat
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an official order, a decree
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exonerate
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to free from guilt
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coup
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revolution
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profligate
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wasteful
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megalomania
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abnormal desire for wealth and power
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conjugal
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relating to marriage
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peregrination
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travel on foot
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itinerant
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wandering, moving or traveling from place to place
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latent
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lying hidden
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romp
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to move in a lively manner
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buff
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a fan, follower
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inherent
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inborn
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deem
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believe, to judge
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urbane
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polished, witty
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myriad
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contless number
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innate
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natural
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enigma
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riddle
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deploy
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to position forces according to a plan
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gullible
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easily cheated or fooled
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attest
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to certify
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exult
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rejoice greatly
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hoax
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deception
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murky
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dark, obscure
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fraught
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filled
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assiduous
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devoted, attentive
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manifold
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complex, many
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fallacious
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misleading
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concoct
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devise
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subterfuge
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ruse, trick
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consummate
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complete, of the highest degree
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temerity
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foolish boldness
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cupidity
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greed
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coterie
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small group having something in common
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cache
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secret hiding place
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embellish
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adorn, touch up
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altruistic
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unselfish
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antithesis
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exact opposite
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frugal
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thrifty
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sedentary
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largely inactive, accustomed to sitting
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bulwark
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protection
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prolific
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producing abundantly
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interloper
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an unauthorized person
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cursory
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hasty, not thorough
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gregarious
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sociable
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epithet
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descriptive name
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asperity
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harshness of temper
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paragon
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model of excellence
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fetter
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to hamper
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declaim
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speak loudly
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extrinsic
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foreign, coming from outside
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preclude
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prevent
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abrogate
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abolish
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culpable
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deserving blame
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recant
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withdraw previous statements
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liquidation
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disposal of, killing
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complicity
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partnership in wrongdoing
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sinecure
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soft job, easy comfortable position
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singular
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extraordinary
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stentorian
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loud
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precipitate
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hasten, make happen more quickly
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incisive
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acute, sharply perceptive
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raze
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destory
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repulse
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drive back
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supine
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lying on the back
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relegate
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assign to an inferior position
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overt
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open
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inveigh
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attack verbally
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inchoate
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in an early stage
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curtail
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to cut short
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surmise
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guess
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propitious
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favorable
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permeate
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to spread through
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incredulous
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skeptical
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premise
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grounds for a conclusion
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viable
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practicable, workable
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subterranean
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underground
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eventuate
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to result finally
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subjugate
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conquer
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haven
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place of safety
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surreptitious
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stealthy, accomplished by secret
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importune
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ask urgently
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fractious
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quarrelsome
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truncated
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cut short
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anathema
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something greatly detested
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expunge
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erase
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nominal
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slight
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remuneration
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reward, pay
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integral
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essential
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ilk
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kind, sort
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fortuitous
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accidental
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inhibition
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restraint
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diatribe
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bitter criticism
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quip
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joke
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lurid
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sensational
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obviate
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do away with, eliminate
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conjecture
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guess
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rash
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too hasty, reckless
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sporadic
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occasional
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lax
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carless, negligent
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domicile
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home
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coerce
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to force
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corroborate
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confirm, support
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phlegmatic
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calm, hard to rouse to action
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sanguine
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optimistic
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inundate
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to flood
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poignant
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moving, painful to the feelings
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