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45 Cards in this Set
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Interminable
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Endless, as if something will never end
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Foretaste
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Advance indication, sample, warning
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Sullen
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Silent or Brooding; slow moving, sluggish
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Dissuade
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To persuade not to do something
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Customary
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Usual; expected; routine
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Indignant
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Filled with resentment; anger; unjust, unworthy, mean
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Goad
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Drive or urge on; item used to urge on
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Peevish
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Cross; irritable; contrary; complaining
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Verify
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Establish the truth or accuracy; confirm
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Orthodox
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Traditional; standard; established, accepted beliefs
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Inflict
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To give or cause something unpleasant; impose
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Procure
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Obtain through special effort; to bring about
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Fickle
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Liable to change rapidly; erratic; inconsistent
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Consolidate
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To combine; unite; make solid or firm
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Dominate
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Rule by strength or power; tower over; control
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Utmost
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Greatest; highest; farthest; extreme limit
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Marginal
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Only barely good, large, or important; near the edge or margin
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Reluctant
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Unwilling; Hold back
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Detest
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Hate; dislike very much; loathe
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Fluster
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Make or become confused, agitated, or nervous; state of these
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Momentum
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Force or speed with which something moves
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Legible
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Easily Read
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Flourish
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Grow; thrive; be prosperous; dramatic gesture; wave in the air; horns
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Remnant
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Small part remaining behind
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Quibble
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Petty objection; To evade or belittle a point by twisting words
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Entice
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To attract; attempt
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Ordeal
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A difficult or painful experience; a trial
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Botch
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To repair or patch badly; bungle; make a mess of
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Shirk
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To avoid or get out of work; neglect a duty;to sneak; slink
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Lair
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a hideout; home or den of a wild animal
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Adequate
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Sufficient; enough
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Havoc
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Very great destruction;ruin; great confusion or disorder
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Innumerable
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Too many to count, without a number
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Seclusion
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Solitude; staying away from others
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Leisurely
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Unhurried; taking plenty of time; easygoing manner
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Rant
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To speak wildly or noisily; loud, violent talk
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Revere
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To honor greatly; love and respect deeply
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Ignite
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To set on fire, cause to burn; to heat up, excite
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Pall
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To lose an interest or attraction; a dark covering; a thing that conceals
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Cosmopolitan
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Sophisticated; worldwide scope; having many fields of interest
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Vanquish
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To defeat in battle or contest; overthrow; overcome a feeling or condition
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Meager
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Poor; scant; unsatisfactory; thin; slight
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Legacy
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An inheritance; something handed down from an ancestor or the past
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Clamor
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Public Outcry; loud, continuous noise, To call for such noise
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Harmonious
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Able to get along together; melodious, combine pleasingly
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