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25 Cards in this Set
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salient
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significant, conspicuous
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hedonist
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one whose primary pursuit is pleasure
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immaculate
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impeccably clean, spotless, pure
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deluge
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a great flood
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inclination
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a tendency, propensity
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tantamount
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equivalent in value or significance
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incredulous
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skeptical, disbelieving
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novel
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strikingly new
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deleterious
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harmful
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irascible
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easily angered
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malaise
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a vague feeling of discomfort
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modicum
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a small amount of something
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fortitude
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strength, bravery
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ominous
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foreboding or foreshadowing evil
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premonition
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a presentiment of the future
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength
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feign
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to fake or pretend to
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vigor
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vitality and energy
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veracious
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honest, truthful
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erroneous
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mistaken, incorrect
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melodramatic
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exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental
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luminescence
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light from non-thermal sources
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innate
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inborn, native, inherent
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rustic
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relating to country life
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morose
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gloomy or sullen
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