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40 Cards in this Set
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Abash
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embarass,ashamed,mortified
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Abject
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most miserable, defeated
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Belie
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lie about, give a false impression
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Bemused
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really confused, bewildered
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Constraints
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confining, limit or restriction
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Covert
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secret,hidden,sneaky
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Dearth
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lack,scarce
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Disparage
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discredit,degrade,soeaking bad about someone
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Eccentric
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deviating from normal, odd
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Edify
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belief or knowledge in a person, enlighten
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Spartan
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Sternly Disciplined, simple, frugal, austere
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Stoic
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unmoved by joy or pain, submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity
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Stentorian
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loud or powerful sound
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Draconian
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rigourous, harshly oppressive, unusually sever or cruel punishment
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Protean
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change in shape or form, as amoeba
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Odyssey
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long series of wandering/adventures filled with notable experiences and hardships
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Procrustean
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produce comformity by violent means
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Nemesis
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opponent/rival/enemy
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Laconic
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express much in few words
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Mnemonic
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assist the memory as a verse/formula
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Exacerbate
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increase severity/make worse
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Equitable
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just/fair/equal
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Finite
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bounds/limits
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Feckless
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ineffective/incompetent
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Hackneyed
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lacks significance from being overused
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Homogeneous
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of the same nature/alike/uniform
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Incipient
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beginning to exist/appear
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Indigent
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poor/lacking necessities
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Indolent
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lazyness
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Inherent
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inborn/existing in someone/something permanetly
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Candid
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showing sincere honesty/straight forward/truthful
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Delinquent
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neglect/lacking in some way
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Droll
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odd or amusing quality
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Furtive
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done in a sneaky or sly manner
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Pensive
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dreamily thoughtful/deeply thoughtful usually thinking issue is sad
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Pedestrian
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ordinary
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Pungent
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sharply tasting/smelling, exiting to the mind(could be neg or pos)
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Rigorous
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very strict,extremely demanding
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Wary
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very cautious,extra careful
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Wily
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tricky
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