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75 Cards in this Set
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Abrogate
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Repeal or do away with
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Blasphemy
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Profane talk
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Credible
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Able to believe
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Enigma
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Hard to understand
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Harbingers
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Something that announces arrival of something/someone
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Labyrinthine
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Irregular, maze-like
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Nuzzle
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Rub nose against
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Plaudit
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Praise
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Reprehensible
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Disgraceful
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Noxious
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Unpleasant, poisonous
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Plaintiff
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Brings case against
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Plethora
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A large amount
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Crepuscular
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Something that comes out at twilight
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Capacious
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Lots of room
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Philanthropic
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A person seeking to promote the welfare of others
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Partisan
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A strong supporter of a party
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Wontonly
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Unchast
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Covertly
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Not openly, secret
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Disparaging
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Derogatory
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Portentious
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Warning, menacing
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Pernicious
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Harmful affect
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Profane
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Devoted to something not biblical
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Rancor
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Bitterness
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Baleful
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Threatening harm
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Chide
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Scold
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Dissemble
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Lie
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Calamity
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Event causing great damage or distress
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Dexterous
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Skill with the hands
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Feint
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Deceptive blow
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Dirges
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Lament for the dead
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Indolent
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Lazy, wanting to avoid activity
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Morose
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Sullen, sad
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Retort
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Sharp remark
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Adjacent
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Next to
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Inexorable
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Can't be stopped
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Fortnight
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2 weeks
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Swarthy
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Dark-skinned
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Prodigious
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Impressive in size
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Visage
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A persons face
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Grotesque
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Uyly
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Melancholy
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Sadness, depressed
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Superfluous
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Unnecessary stuff
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Placid
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Something that isn't easily upset
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Pallor
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Pale appearance
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Furtive
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Attempting to avoid notice
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Conjecture
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Opinion or conclusion without complete info
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Appellation
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Name or title
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Profound
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Great knowledge or insight
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Clamor
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Loud sound
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Acute
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Sharp
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Exquisite
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Unique, beautiful
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Traverse
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Travel through
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Languid
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Weak or faint
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Odious
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Awful
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Stolid
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Show little emotion
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Vex
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Make someone worry, annoyed, frustrated
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Portent
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A sign or warning
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Ignominy
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Extreme humiliation
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Articulate
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Express fluently
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Billow
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Clouds
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Expostulate
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Act of expressing earnest protest
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Vivacious
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Attractively lively and animated
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Pervade
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Cause someone to do something through reasoning
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Procure
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Obtain through care or effort
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Magnanimous
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Generous
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Sallow
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Unhealthy facial color
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Resolute
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Determined
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Fain
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Pleased or willing under Circumstances
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Affect
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Make Difference
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Reproach
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Disapproval, disappointment
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Conjure
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Make appear through magic
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Alacrity
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Brisk or cheerful movements
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Verdure
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Lush, green vegetation
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Zenith
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Highest peak
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Abash
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Embarrassed, ashamed
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