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20 Cards in this Set
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acquiesce
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comply with, accede, consent, yield
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allure
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beguile, tantalize; temptation, enticement
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askew
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awry, lopsided, cockeyed
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blithe
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carefree, nonchalant, indifferent
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contentious
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argumentative, disputatious, combative
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covet
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crave, yearn for, hunger for
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crestfallen
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despondent, disconsolate
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disheveled
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untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt
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exponent
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defender, champion, interpreter
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garrulous
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talkative, loquacious, long-winded
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insuperable
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invincible, insurmountable
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lamentable
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deplorable, regrettable, distressing
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misnomer
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misnaming, malapropism
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profess
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assert, declare, proclaim, purport
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respite
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interval, intermission, lull, breather
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retribution
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recompense, requital, just deserts
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sinuous
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twisting, convoluted, serpentine, supple
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sonorous
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resonant, resounding, grandiloquent
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vanguard
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forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers
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wastrel
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loafer, idler, squanderer, profligate
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