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70 Cards in this Set
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Ephemeral
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only lasting a short time
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Hubris
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pride
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idyllic
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peaceful
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impetuous
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impulsive
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jovial
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merry
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subjugate
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to conquer
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rejuvenate
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to make young again
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eclectic
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from many sources
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lave
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to wash or to bathe
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lucid
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easy to understand
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emaciate
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make extremely thin through starvation
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emancipate
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to liberate; to free
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meddlesome
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interfering
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promenade
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to walk
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immersion
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dipping entirely underwater
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undermine
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to weaken
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imminent
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just about to happen
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mollify
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to soften
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demonstrate
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to prove without a doubt
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muse
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to think in silence
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innate
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inborn
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nautical
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having to do with ships or seamen
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negligence
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not doing what should be done
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nepotism
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favoritism
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novice
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a beginner
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nullify
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to make void
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obeisance
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a bow; deep reverence
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abominate
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to hate violently
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oscillate
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to swing back and forth
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pacify
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to make peaceful
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expatriate
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to throw out of native land
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fetter
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to restrain
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expedite
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to speed up
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suspense
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uncertainty
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periphery
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the outside edge
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cacophony
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harsh noise
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piteous
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compassionate
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complacence
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satisfaction
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transplant
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to move and plant in another place
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replete
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completely filled
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supplicate
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to beg
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deplore
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to look at with grief
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poignant
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painfully emotional
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pristine
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perfectly clean
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opprobrious
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disgraceful
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quandary
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a puzzling predicament
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exquisite
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extraordinarily beautiful
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rampant
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growing without restraint
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ravenous
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very hungry
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deride
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to ridicule
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abridge
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to shorten
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derogatory
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disapproving
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uproot
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to get rid of
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rupture
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to separate by violence
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forsake
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to abandon
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transcribe
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to write again
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circumscribe
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to restrict
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scrutinize
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to examine very carefully
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seethe
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to be very disturbed
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servile
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submissive; like a servant
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overshadow
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to cast into shade
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desiccate
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to dry out
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soporific
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causing sleep
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absorb
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to drink in like a sponge
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conspicuous
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obviously visible
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spurious
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false
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stagnant
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still; not flowing
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obsolete
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no longer practiced or accepted
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sinuous
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curving in and out
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sapient
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having wisdom
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The sapient philosopher taught his students about many important life lessons.
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