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20 Cards in this Set
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stately
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dignified, majestic, grand, magnificent
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brandish
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swing, shake, to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
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deft
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dexterous, adroit, proficient, clever, masterful, skillful
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musty
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hackneyed, antiquated, stale, moldy, out-of-date
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premeditated
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preplanned, rehearsed, calculated, considered beforehand
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rampant
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widespread, unrestrained, growing without check
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solace
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soothe, reeassure, comfort, relief
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ominous
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unpropitious, inauspicious, unfavorable, threatiening, of bad omen
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destitute
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wanting, devois, inpoverished, penniless, deprived of the necessities of life
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ironic
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incongruous, satiric, sarcastic
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venal
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dishonest, bribable, open to or marked by bribery or corruption
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inopportune
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ill-timed, inconvenient, inappropriate, coming at a bad time
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extirpate
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uproot, eradicate, wipe out, to utear up by the roots, to destroy totally
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accede
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consent, concur, comply, assent, to yield to
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officious
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meddling, prying, impertinent
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pinnacle
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apec, acme, summit, a high peak or point
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explicit
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distinct, forthright, unambiguous, clearly stated
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comprise
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compose, constitute, encompass, to include or contain; to be made up of
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suppress
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dubdue, crush, to stop by force
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supple
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flecible, limber, pliant, bending easily
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