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50 Cards in this Set
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Allocate
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to set aside for a special purpose
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Cacophony
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harsh, discordant sound
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Diffuse
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widely scatter about
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Fanatic
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one having excessive zeal for and irrational attachment to a cause
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Laconic
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marked by the use of few words
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Minacious
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threatening
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Plunder
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to rob goods by force
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Sequester
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to set apart
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Tawdry
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cheap in appearance
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Unabashed
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not embarrassed
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Elocution
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the art of public speaking
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Forlorn
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unhappy
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Gesticulate
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to communicate excitedly by gestures
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Haughty
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high blown
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Illimitable
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without limits
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Lucrative
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profitable
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Ostentation
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a showy display
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Pastoral
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pertaining to country life
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Recreant
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cowardly
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Screed
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a long, tiresome piece of writing
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Amicable
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peaceable
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Bemuse
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bewilder
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Castigate
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to subject to severe punishment
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Volition
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act of choosing
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Diminutive
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tiny
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Imperil
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endanger
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Adroit
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skillful
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Dexterity
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skill in using hands or mind
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Hoard
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accumulate
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Divulge
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reveal
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Contentious
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fond of arguing
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Discursive
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unfocused
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Verbose
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wordy
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Expedite
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to speed up
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Arable
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fit to grow plants on
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Flagrant
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obvious
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Gregarious
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sociable
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Clemency
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mercy
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Burgeon
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to grow rapidly
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Inception
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beginning
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Imperturbable
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calm
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Euphonious
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pleasing to the ear
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Stalwart
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strong & brave
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Slapdash
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hasty & careless
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Dour
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gloomy
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Stymie
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to stop or block the process of
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Replete
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filled
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Embroil
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to involve in a quarrel
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Obfuscate
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bewilder
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Mire
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to get stuck
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