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50 Cards in this Set
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abstemious
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moderate in eating and drinking
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abstruse
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hard to comprehend
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astute
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shrewdly observant
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aversion
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a strong distaste for
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diminutive
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little
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eclectic
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varied
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extraneous
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unrelated
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hardy
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healthy and sturdy
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intractable
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uncontrollable
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soporific
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causing drowsiness
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abstract
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vague
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archaic
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old-fashioned
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engender
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to begin
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erudite
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learned
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fervor
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passion
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iconolast
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a conservative
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laudable
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admirable
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painstaking
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painful
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pompous
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self-important
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renown
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reputation
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convival
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sociable
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equanimity
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calmness
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lassitude
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tiredness
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listless
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without energy
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mollify
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to calm down
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paradigm
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to form a follow
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profusion
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a great quantity
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recalcitrant
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disobedient
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resigned
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consenting to without protest
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surmise
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to suppose
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ambivalence
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conflicting attitudes
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anomaly
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an abnormality
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biased
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having a preconceived opinion
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credulous
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too trustful
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despot
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an oppressive ruler
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incipient
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coming into existence
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nefarious
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evil
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prodigious
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huge
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servile
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acting like a slave
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temper
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to reinforce
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arduous
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demanding great effort
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ascetic
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self-denying
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blithe
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joyful
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deprecate
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to look down on
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didactic
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educational
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eulogy
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a statement of praise
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gratuitous
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unnecessary
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raze
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to wreck
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tawdry
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sleazy
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unimpeachable
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without fault
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