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30 Cards in this Set
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causing disagreement
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factious
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dishonorable; shameful
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ignoble
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a rude or impolite person
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boor
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a shield; protection
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aegis
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keenness of judgment
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persicacity
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eager; earnest
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fervent
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to correct; to make right
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rectify
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to weaken
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enervate
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to overwhelm; to surround and attack
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besiege
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lasting only a brief time; short-lived
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ephemeral
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a concern for others; generosity
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altruism
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decaying flesh
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carrion
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pertaining to sexual love
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erotic
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shapeless, formless, vague
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amorphous
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rich, luxurious; wealthy
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opulent
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powerless; lacking strength
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impotent
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an exact opposite; an opposite extreme
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antithesis
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whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind
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maelstrom
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a correction
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emendation
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embarassment; a complete loss of courage
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chagrin
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a showy but useless thing
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bauble
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very sheer and light
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diaphanous
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a complicated network of winding passages; a maze
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labyrinth
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to look at or think about with great satifaction
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gloat
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a barrier; obstruction
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impediment
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savage; brutal
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bestial
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worn out; barren
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effete
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a fragment
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shard
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mild; tasteless; dull
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bland
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a total rejection of established laws
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nihilism
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