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50 Cards in this Set
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Abstemious
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self-indulgent
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Abstruse
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hard to comprehend
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Astute
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observant
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Aversion
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strong dislike
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Diminutive
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little
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Eclectic
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varied
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Extraneous
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unrelated
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Hardy
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delicate
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Intractable
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uncontrollable
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Soporific
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causing drowsiness
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Abstract
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vague
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Archaic
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old-fashioned
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Engender
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to begin
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Erudite
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learned
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Fervor
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passion
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Iconoclast
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a rebel
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Laudable
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admirable
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Painstaking
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careful
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Pompous
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self-important
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Renown
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Reputation
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Convivial
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sociable
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Equanimity
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calmness
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Lassitude
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tiredness
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Listless
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without energy
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Mollify
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to calm down
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Paradigm
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a form to follow
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Profusion
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a great quanity
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Recalcitrant
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disobedient
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Resigned
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consenting to without protest
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Surmise
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to suppose
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Ambivalence
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conflicting attitudes
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Anomaly
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an abnormality
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Biased
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having a preconceived opinion
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Credulous
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too trustful
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Despot
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an oppressive ruler
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Incipient
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coming into existence
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Nefarious
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evil
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Prodigious
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huge
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Servile
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acting like a slave
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Temper
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to tone down
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Arduous
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demanding great effort
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Ascetic
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self-denying
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Bilthe
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joyful
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Deprecate
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to look down on
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Didactic
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educational
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Eulogy
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a statement of praise
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Gratuituios
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unnecessary
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Raze
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to wreck
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tawdry
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sleazy
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Unimpeachable
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without fault
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