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30 Cards in this Set
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Impromptu
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Without any previous preparation
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Vivacious
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Lively, full of enthusiasm
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Knacker
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Horse slaughter
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Benevolent
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Kindly, good hearted
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Proprietors
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Owners of a business
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Ensconced
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Settled in firmly, snugly
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Countenance
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Facial expression
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Blithely
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Cheerfully, without a care
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Utopia
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a perfect ideal place
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Devotees
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Followers devoted to someone or something
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Scullery
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Back kitchen
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Piebald
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Of two or more colors
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Cynical
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Sarcastic, always finding the negative
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Enmity
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Hatred towards an enemy
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Treachery
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Disloyalty, betrayal
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Prosperity
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Financial success
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Laborious
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Requiring lots of hard work or labor
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Denounced
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Speak out against
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Nimble
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Quick, agile
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Degrading
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Lowering in dignity
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Disheartened
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Discouraging, let down
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Morose
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Sad, depressed
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Hullabaloo
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A loud commotion, chaos
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Unintelligible
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Can't be understood
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Subsisted
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Lived on, survived on
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Witticisms
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Funny sayings or remarks
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Obstinate
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Stubborn
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Diligently
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In a hard working, preserving way
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Conciliatory
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Designed to make up with or be friendly
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Taciturn
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Quiet, not likely to talk
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