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90 Cards in this Set
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s. deferment, postponement, suspension
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abeyance
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s. equivocal, ambiguous, of two minds
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ambivalent
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a. unequivocal, unambiguous, clear cut
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ambivalent
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s. besiege, encircle, pester
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beleaguer
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s. blank check, free rein
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carte blanche
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s. disaster, catastrophe
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cataclysm
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s. carouse, spree, orgy
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debauch
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a. elevate, uplift, inspire, purify
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s. celebrity
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eclat
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a. dullness, insipidity, mediocrity
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eclat
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s. precise, meticulous, exacting, finicky
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fastidious
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a. careless, sloppy, messy, untidy, slovenly
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fastidious
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s. frolic, romp, cavort, caper
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gambol
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a. lumber, trudge, plod
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gambol
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s. infuse, instill, inculcate
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imbue
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a. remove, expunge, eradicate, erase
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imbue
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s. incipient, embryonic, rudimentary
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inchoate
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a. mature, developed, complete
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inchoate
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s. burlesque, parody
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lampoon
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a. compliment, flattery, homage
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lampoon
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s. pliable, impressionable, adaptable
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malleable
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a. rigid, inflexible, unyielding, intractable
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malleable
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s. comeuppance, avenger
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nemesis
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a. guardian angel, ally, patron
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nemesis
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s. choose, select, decide
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opt
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s. boorish, lowbrow, yahoo
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philistine
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a. refined, cultivated, esthete, highbrow
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philistine
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s. roguish, rascally, rakish
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picaresque
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s. unsettled
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queasy
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a. calm, untroubled, confident
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queasy
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s. unruly, disobedient, willful, mulish
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refractory
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a. docile, tractable, dutiful, obedient
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refractory
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s. tact, finesse, suavity, sophistication
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savoir-faire
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a. tactlessness, gaucherie, boorishness
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savoir-faire
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s. deviation, anomaly, irregularity
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aberration
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s. makeshift
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ad hoc
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a. permanent, long-standing
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ad hoc
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s. spoiler, bete noire
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bane
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a. blessing, comfort, solace, balm
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bane
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s. mawkishness, mush, schmaltz
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bathos
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s. cranky, testy, peevish, irascible, ornery
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cantankerous
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a. good-natured, sweet-tempered, genial
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cantankerous
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s. sophistry, quibbling
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casuistry
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s. in actuality, in point of fact
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de facto
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a. de jure, by right
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de facto
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s. looting, pillage, outrage
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depredation
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s. sympathy, compassion
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empathy
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a. insensitivity, callousness, detachment
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empathy
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s. precursor, presage
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harbinger
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a. aftermath, epilogue, sequel
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harbinger
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s. pleasure seeking, sensuality, sybaritism
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hedonism
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a. asceticism, puritanism, self-denial
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hedonism
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s. vapid, insipid, drab, flat
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lackluster
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a. brilliant, radiant, dazzling
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lackluster
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s. dissatisfied, disgruntled, grumbler
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malcontent
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a. euphonious, musical
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malcontent
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s. indulge, pimp, procurer
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pander
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s. indiscretion
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peccadillo
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a. felony, mortal sin, enormity, atrocity
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peccadillo
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s. centerpiece, chef d'oeuvre
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piece de resistance
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a. preliminary, hors d'oeuvre
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piece de resistance
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s. remit, return
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remand
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a. forward to, send, release
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remand
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s. complex, pattern
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syndrome
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s. bliss, rapture
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beatitude
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a. misery, despair
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beatitude
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s. pet peeve, bugbear, nemesis
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bete noire
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a. pet, idol
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bete noire
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s. presage, augur, foreshadow
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bode
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s. clammy, moist, soggy
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dank
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a. dry, arid, parched, desiccated
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dank
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s. general, comprehensive
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ecumenical
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a. parochial, regional, insular
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ecumenical
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s. ardent, zealous, fervent, earnest
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fervid
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a. apathetic, indifferent, cool, blase
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fervid
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s. smelly, putrid, noisome, foul, malodorous
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fetid
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a. fragrant, aromatic, perfumed, sweet
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fetid
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s. huge, colossal, mammoth, gigantic
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gargantuan
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a. tiny, minuscule, infinitesimal, dwarfish
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gargantuan
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s. golden age
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heyday
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a. formative years, twilight years, decline
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heyday
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s. hobgoblin, millstone, burden
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incubus
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s. base, basis, underpinning
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infrastructure
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a. superstructure
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infrastructure
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s. induce, beguile, cajole, wheedle
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inveigle
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s. glory, praise, accolades
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kudos
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a. boos, disapproval, condemnation
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kudos
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s. bonus
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lagniappe
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s. verbose, garrulous
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prolix
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a. terse, laconic, succinct, pithy
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prolix
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