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30 Cards in this Set
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1. Destitute
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Completely Lacking
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2. Chronicle
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Recording of Events in Order in Which They Happened
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3. Tarnished
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To Dull or Destroy The Luster Of
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4. Salient
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Striking; Prominent
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5. Requiem
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A Song Or Repose To The Dead
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6. Colloquial
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Informal
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7. Genial
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Pleasent, Friendly
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8. Insolence
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Bold Disrespect In Behavior or Speech
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9. Brusque
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Abrupt; Discourteous
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10. Ordain
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To Order; Decree
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11. Paltry
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Of Little Or No Worth
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12. Amble
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To Walk In A Slow Or Relaxed Way
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13. Contradiction
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Statement That Is Contrary To Another; Denial
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14. Largess
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Generous Gifts
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15. Sacrilegious
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Violating Something Sacred
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16. Combustible
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Catching Fire Or Burning Easily
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17. Reciprocate
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To Give In Resturn
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18. Exaltation
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Feeling Of Great Joy
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19. Posterity
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All Succeeding Generation
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20. Implacable
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Unforgiving
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21. Recourse
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Turning To Someone Or Something For Help
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22. Muse
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To Think Deeply At Length
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23. Adjacent
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Adjoining, Near, Or Close To
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24. Municipal
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Having To Do With City Or Town Of Its Local
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25. Fraught
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Filled Or Loaded With
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26. Manifold
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Varied
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27. Treasonous
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To Betray Trust
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28. Obliterate
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To Destroy Completely
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29. Chastise
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To Punish, Scold Severely
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30. Maxim
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General Truth Briefly Expressed
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