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40 Cards in this Set
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annihilate
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to destroy completely
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arbitrary
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unreasonable; based on one's own wishes w/o regrads to fairness
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brazen
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made of brass; shameless, impudent
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catalyst
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any agent that causes change
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incorrigible
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not able to be corrected, beyond control
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latent
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hidden, present but not realized
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militant
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given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause
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morose
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having a gloomy or sullen manner; not sociable or friendly
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opaque
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not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense or stupid
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prattle
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to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way
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slapdash
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careless and hasty
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succumb
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to give way to superior force, yield
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temperate
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mild, moderate
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brevity
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shortness
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comport
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to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement
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rivulet
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a small stream
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demure
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sober or serious in manner, modest
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divulge
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to tell, reveal; to make public
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forestall
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to prevent by acting first
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squander
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to spend foolishly, waste
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atone
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atone to make up for
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defray
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to pay for
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doleful
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sad, dreary
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ghastly
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frightful, horrible; deathly pale
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hamper
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to hold back
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hew
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to shape or cut down with an axe
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incessant
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never stopping, going on all the time
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lucid
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easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
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posthumous
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occuring or published after death
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prim
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overly neat, precise, proper or formal; prudish
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sardonic
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grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
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superfluous
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exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
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supplant
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to take the place of, supersede
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tenacious
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holding fast; holding together firmly; persistant
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mire
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mud; wet, swampy ground
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adept
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thoroughly skilled; an expert
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chide
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to blame, scold
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diminutive
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small, smaller than most others of the same type
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erroneous
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incorrect, containing mistakes
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languid
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drooping; without energy, sluggish
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