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25 Cards in this Set
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ebullient
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extremely lively, enthusiastic
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multifarious
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having great diversity or variety
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mendacious
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having a lying, false character
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mitigate
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to make less violent, alleviate
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pittance
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very small amount, especially relating to money
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abduct
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to kidnap, take by force
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venerable
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deserving of respect because of age or acheivement
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execrable
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loathsome, detestable
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concomitant
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in a subordinate fashion
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reprieve
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a temporary delay of punishment
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embezzle
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to steal money by falsifying records
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balk
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to stop, block abruptly
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undulate
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to move in waves
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evince
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to show, reveal
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callous
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harsh, cold, unfeeling
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taciturn
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not inclined to talk
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amorphous
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without shape or type
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exigent
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urgent, criticism
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wizened
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dry, shrunken, wrinkled
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forlorn
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lonely, abandoned, hopeless
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lithe
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graceful, flexible, supple
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abase
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to humiliate, degrade
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linchpin
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something that holds seperate parts together
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vex
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to confuse or annoy
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ameliorate
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to improve
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