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60 Cards in this Set
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adherence
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devotion, faithful attachment
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apprehensive
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afraid, anguished, nervous
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aptitude
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ability, talent, intelligence
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chastise
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punish, criticize
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chortle
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snicker or crow, snort
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distracted
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having attention diverted
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distraught
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deeply agitated, abstracted
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gravitating
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moving downward settling sinking
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ironic
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sarcastic mocking contradictory
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navigate
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guide, steer, pilot, control the course and position of a ship
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palpable
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capable of being handled, strong
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petulantly
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contemptuously,
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rehabilitate
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restore to good health
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tabulate
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put in table form, condensed and listed
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transgression
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violation of law, command, or duty
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acquisition
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ascribe, express, give credit
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crescendo
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gradual increase in volume or strength
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exuberant
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lavish, extreme, enthusiastic
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attribute
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addition, purchase, grant
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avert
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turn away, ward off
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meticulously
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carefully, precisely
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indolence
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habitual laziness, sluggishness, lethargy.
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interdependence
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mutual dependency, reciprocity,
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infraction
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violation, overstepping
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invariable
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constantly, endlessly
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retroactive
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backwards, applying to a prior period
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scrupulously
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painstakingly, honestly
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profound
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respect, honor, esteem
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released
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set free, dismissed, relived
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prestige
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deep, wise, far-reaching
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Admonition
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mild kind yet earnest
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agricultural
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farming agronomics
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alcove
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secluded structure, partly enclosed room
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commerce
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trade business, intellectual
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convalesce
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transportation, delivery
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excruciating
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severe pain, agonizing
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exempt
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free from an obligation
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frigid
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extremely cold, frozen
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integral
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essential, necessary, indispensable
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logistics
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tactics, strategy, campaign
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obsolete
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old discontinued
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phenomenon
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an outstanding person, remarkable event, unusual event
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prohibited
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restricted, prevented, excluded
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technology
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industry, commerce, body of laws
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transmit
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send, convey, pass on
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Anesthetic
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relieve soothe
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array
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set out for display
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assimilated
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absorbed digested incorporated
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assuage
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analgesic, hypnotic, insensitive
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carnage
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massacre, corpses killed in battle, slaughter, blood bath
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chaos
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disorderly mass, anarchy, turmoil
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contorted
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distorted twisted wrenched
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electrode
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electric conductor, electric charge carrier
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embedded
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firmly fixed in a surrounding mass
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invigorating
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stimulating, refreshing
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ominous
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menacing threatening
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perception
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insight, intuition
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placid
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tranquil, peaceful,
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sinuous
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serpentine, curvy,
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vibrance
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intensity, harmony,
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