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50 Cards in this Set
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assiduous
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hard-working
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caustic
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sarcastic
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chastise
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to criticize
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elucidate
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to make clear
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exalt
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to praise
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fallacious
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incorrect
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hypocrisy
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honesty
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insurgent
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rebel
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placid
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untroubled
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trite
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worn-out, commonplace
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colloquial
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informal
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crass
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tasteless
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discerning
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observant
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hyperbole
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overstatement
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incisive
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keen
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judicious
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prudent
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prerogative
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a choice
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tacit
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unstated
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tactless
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insensitive
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whet
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to arouse
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ameliorate
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to improve
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assent
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to have the same opinion
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haphazard
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unplanned
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incontovertible
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unquestionable
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intangible
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not touchable
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negate
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to make invalid
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potent
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strong
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rigorous
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difficult
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spurious
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false
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therapeutic
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healing
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altercation
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a quarrel
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circumspect
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careful
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deference
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a respectful giving in
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guile
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deceit
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impassive
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expressing no feelings
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malevolent
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evil
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placate
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to calm
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome
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tirade
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an angry speech
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volatile
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changeable
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capricious
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impulsive
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catharsis
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letting out feelings
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discrepancy
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a difference
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ephemeral
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brief
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induce
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to cause
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rectify
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to correct
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resolution
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a vow
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retract
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to withdraw
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serene
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quiet and at peace
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phenomenon
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an observable event
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