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34 Cards in this Set
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cantankerous
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grumpy, irritating
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derogatory
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belittling, disparaging
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precipice
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steep cliff
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truant
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skipping
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capacious
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spacious
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truncate
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to make shorter
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ossify
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to harden, turn to bone
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tumult
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riot, turmoil
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lummox
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stupid
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sanction
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offical statement giving approval
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cartographer
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mapmaker
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oust
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remove from power
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tyro
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novice
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machinactions
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schemes, plots
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preeminent
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outstanding, supreme
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analgesic
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to numb
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unalloyed
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pure, unmixed
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sardonic
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bitter, sarcastic
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caucaus
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political meetiungq
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maelstrom
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violent storm
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extol
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to praise
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prescient
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having foresight
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palisade
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wall used for defense
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cavalcade
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parade, dramatic sequence
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palliative
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ease
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hapless
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unlucky
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immutable
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resist change
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accountered
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equip
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ponfifical
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pompous
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succintly
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concise
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dell
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small valley or hollow
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portcullis
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iron door
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dereliction
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abandonment
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phalanx
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military formation
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