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40 Cards in this Set
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Censure
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strong disapproval (n)
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Amity
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friendly relations (between nations) (n)
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Fetter
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a restraint, chain (n)
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Ravenous
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Egar for food (adj)
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Convivial
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sociable lively (adj)
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Tantamount
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equal to (adj)
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Noxious
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poisionous, harmful (adj)
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Juxtapose
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to place side by side (v)
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Mottled
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blotchy, marked with sports of color (adj)
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Purgative
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causing bowel movment, releasing emotions (n)
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Exonerate
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to free from guilt (v)
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Impregnable
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unshakable (adj)
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Edify
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to teach reguarding morals (v)
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Altruistic
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idealistic (adj)
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Austerity
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self denial, self discipline (n)
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Incipient
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in the earily stages (adj)
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Perfidy
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decit, betrayal (n)
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limpid
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transparent (adj)
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Recapitulate
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to summerize (v)
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Predatory
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living by exploting others (adj)
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Voracious
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egar to consume great quantities of food (adj)
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Minion
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a favorite, a "pet" (n)
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Quagmire
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a marsh (n)
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Perspicacious
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"sharp", clever (adj)
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Uxorious
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Excessivly submissive to ones wife, "wipped" (adj)
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Travial
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Hard work, physical exertion (N)
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Temerity
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recklessness, rashness (n)
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Puerile
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Childish (adj)
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Sotto voce
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in a soft voice (N)
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zephyr
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a gentile breeze (n)
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Devotee
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a follower (N)
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Genteel
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manerly, well bred (adj)
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Cacophonous
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harsh sounding (adj)
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winsome
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charming, attractive (adj)
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pyrotechnic
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having to do with fireworks (adj)
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insuperable
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unbeatable (adj)
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approbation
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apporval, support, endorsement (n)
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sodden
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soggy (adj)
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risible
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laughable, comical (adj)
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Magnanimous
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unselfish, altruistic (adj)
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