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65 Cards in this Set
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resolute
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determined
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advocate
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speak or write in favor of
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disdain
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scorn; treat w contempt
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secular
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not religious or sacred
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impregnable
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not yielding to force
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vivacious
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lively
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epithet
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an insulting word or descriptive term
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unscrupulous
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not careful about right or wrong
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ominous
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threatening
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felicitate
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congratulate
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blithe
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happy or cheerful
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pilfer
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steal in small quantities
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blatant
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offensively loud; obvious
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dauntless
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brave
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vociferous
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loud and noisy
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stolid
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not easily excited; impassive
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invulnerable
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safe from attack
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formidable
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strong
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insolent
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boldly rude
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nonchalant
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without enthusiasm; indifferent
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harangue
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a noisy, vehement speech
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demure
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serious and sober
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crescendo
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a gradual increase in force and loudness
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tumult
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commotion
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turbulent
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unruly; violent; disorderly
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impotency
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helplessness
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incessant
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never ending
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prodigal
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wasteful
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rueful
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unhappy; sorrowful
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vanquish
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conquer
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doleful
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very sad or dreary
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sardonic
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bitterly sarcastic
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abash
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embarrass or confuse
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docile
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obedient
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plaintive
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mournful
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vigilance
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alertness
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profuse
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very abundant
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sullen
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gloomy; dismal
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vulnerable
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open to attack
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interminable
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never stopping
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adroit
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clever
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gesticulate
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make or use gestures to show feeling
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languid
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slow; without energy
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visage
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face
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prostrate
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lay down flat
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reverie
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dreamy thoughts
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consternation
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great dismay; terror
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obliterate
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to destroy completely
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abject
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wretched; miserable
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temerity
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reckless boldness
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vindictive
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bearing a grudge; revengeful
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imperious
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arrogant
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ludicrous
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ridiculous
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melee
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hand to hand fight
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mortification
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humiliation
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grievous
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causing great pain or grief
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agitate
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to bother, to disturb
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deplete
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empty or exhaust
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perturbation
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annoyance; disturbance
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disheveled
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not ordered
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vexation
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annoyance
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prodigious
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very great; huge
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poignant
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very painful; keen
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paroxysm
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a sudden outburst of emotion
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morose
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gloomy
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