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18 Cards in this Set
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abdicate
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to give up power
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abstemious
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moderate eating and drinking
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adamant
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firm
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affluence
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abundance of wealth,flowing
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altruistic
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unselfish
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antithesis
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contrast of thoughts
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blight
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anything that kills growth
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canard
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hoax, absurd, exaggeration
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clandestine
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secret or hidden
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discursive
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wandering from one topic to another
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dulcet
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appealing to ear
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entente
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agreement
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equivocal
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misleading
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erudite
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scholarly
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extraneous
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coming from outside, not relevant
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flaccid
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limp, weak
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fortituous
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lucky
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hitaus
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a break or gap
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