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20 Cards in this Set
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alacrity
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a cheerful readiness
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alleviate
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to relieve
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antithesis
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the direct opposite
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appall
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to fill with dismay or horror
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bellicose
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warlike in manner or temperament
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disparage
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to belittle
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dissonant
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not in harmony
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droll
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amusingly odd
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edict
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an order issued by someone in authority
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elucidate
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to clarify
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laud
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to praise
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loll
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to act in a lazy manner
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loquacious
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talkative
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magnanimous
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generous in forgiving
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mandatory
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required
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nondescript
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ordinary
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phlegmatic
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slow moving
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rescind
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to repeal
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vivacious
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lively
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whet
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to sharpen
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