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50 Cards in this Set
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jaded
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worn out or weary
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chide
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to scold
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contrite
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to show remorse
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exculpate
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to free from blame
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render
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to provide
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inflitrate
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to pass through secretly
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ameliorating
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improving
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encumber
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to burden, to impede
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squalor
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filthy condition
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trepidation
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fear or anxiety
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tenet
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a belief
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parochial
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limited in scope or outlook
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provincial
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restricted
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nemesis
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rival
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lambast
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to reprimand severely
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extricate
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to remove from a bad situation
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sequester
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to kidnap and isolate
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quarantine
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to isolate
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flippant
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disrespectful, not serious
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juxtapose
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placed together for comparison
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fortify
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to strengthen, to protect against attack
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magnate
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a person of great influence
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obscure
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abstract, difficult to understand
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peruse
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to scan through something
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phillipic
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tirade, angry speech
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querulous
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argumentative, complaining
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eclectic
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coming from many parts
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disparaging
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belittling
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enmity
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hostility
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verbose
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wordy
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dour
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sullen, gloomy
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elucidating
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clarifying
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implore
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to beg
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obstruction
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a blocking
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frenzy
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wild excitement
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buttress
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to support
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pulverize
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to destroy completely
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magnamimous
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generous
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extol
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to respect, to honor
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pithy
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short, concise
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evanescent
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temporary, fleeting
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fervor
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ardor or excitement
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assuage
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to appease, to pacify
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lugubrious
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morose, sullen, gloomy
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proclivity
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tendency to do something
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dexterous
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deft, adroit, skillful
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avarice
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greed
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invective
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harangue or angry speech, tirade
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rancor
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malice or hostility
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prosaic
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pedestrian, trite, boring
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