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20 Cards in this Set
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cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious
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adroit
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friendly; peaceable
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amicable
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having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance
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averse
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warlike; given to waging war
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belligernet
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characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
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benevolent
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going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty
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cursory
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double-dealing
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duplicity
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to praise highly
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extol
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capable of being done, effected, or accomplished
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feasible
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a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain
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grimace
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a great or complete devastation or destruction
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holocaust
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not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable
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impervious
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a moving force; impulse; stimulus
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impetus
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hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury, danger
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jeopardy
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taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise
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meticulous
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a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time
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nostalgia
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the pure and concentrated essence of a substance
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quintessence
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to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition
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retrogress
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to examine in detail with careful or critical attention
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scrutinize
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moderately warm; lukewarm
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tepid
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