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20 Cards in this Set
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ALLIANCE
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a joining together for some common purpose
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BEWILDER
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to puzzle completely, confuse
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BUFFOON
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a clown; a coarse, stupid person
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CONTROVERSIAL
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arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement
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DISHEARTEN
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to discourage
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FRUITLESS
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not producing the desired results, unsuccessful
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HOSTILE
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unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, agressive
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INFLAMMABLE
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easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused
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INFLICT
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to give or cause something unpleasant, impose
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MALIGNANT
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deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious
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MORTIFY
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to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial
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ORTHODOX
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in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things
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PROCURE
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to obtain through special effort; to bring about
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SCURRY
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to run quickly, scamper, hurry
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SODDEN
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soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless
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SPIRITED
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full of life and vigor, courageous
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VIRTUAL
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having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing
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VOID
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completely empty; having no legal force or effect; empty or unfilled space to cancel
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WAYWARD
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disobedient, willful, unpredictable, capricious
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WINCE
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to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear
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