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45 Cards in this Set
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innocuous
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harmless
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fanatic
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one who is extremely devoted to a cause or idea
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enhance
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to make beter; to augment
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retract
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to take back
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paucity
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scarcity; lack
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rescind
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to repeal; to take back formally
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zeal
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enthusiasm; zest
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benign
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not causing harm
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compliant
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submissive; easy to persuade or to control
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emulate
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to copy something admired; to imitate
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innumerable
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too many to number or count; many
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meander
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to wander slowly like a winding river
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authoritarian
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like a dictator
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brawn
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muscles; bulk
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contrite
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deeply apologetic; remorseful
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exemplify
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to serve as an example of
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facilitate
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to make easier
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hypothetical
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theoretical; for the sake of argument
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobedient
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ambulatory
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able to walk; walking
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diffidence
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shyness
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drone
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to talk on and on in a dull way
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gullible
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over trusting; willing ot believe anything
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marred
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damaged; bruised
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nullify
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to make unimportant
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parsimony
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stinginess
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propriety
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properness; correctness
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rejuvenate
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to make young and strong again
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skeptical
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doubting
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tenacious
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tough; hard to defeat
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animated
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alive; moving
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authentic
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real
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biased
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neutral; on one side or the other
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blithe
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free-spirited
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dearth
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a lack
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divert
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to change the direction of; to alter the ocurse of; to amuse
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enthrall
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to thrill
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heed
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to listen to
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hinder
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to obstruct; to get in the way of
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irascible
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irritable
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merger
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a joining or marraige
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nostalgic
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yearning for the old days
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pretentious
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pompous; self-important
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saccharin
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falsely sweet; sickly sweet
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stanza
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a section of a poem; verse
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