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53 Cards in this Set
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sustain
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support
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discordant
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not musically pleasing
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preclude
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prevent
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revert
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go back
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servile
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behaving like a slave
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avowed
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declared openly
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solicitous
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showing concern or care for
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banter
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playful talk
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laggard
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straggler
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deplore
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to feel or express regret
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blase
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indifferent, bored
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incapacitate
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disable
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facetious
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not meant seriously
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indiscriminate
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unselective
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aloof
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standing apart from other people
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stint
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to limit, restrict
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stoical
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unresponsive
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unflagging
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tireless, continuing with vigor
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chafe
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to warm by rubbing
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entail
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require, involve
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habituate
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to become used too
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scoff
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to make fun off, show contempt for
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genial
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pleasantly cheerful
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upbraid
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to blame, scold
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veritable
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actual, true, real
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whimsical
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subject to odd ideas, peculiar
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fervent
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earnest, emotional
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attribute
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characteristic
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menial
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lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity
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prodigal
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wastefully extravagant
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impart
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to make known, tell
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judicious
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using or showing good judgement
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pert
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high spirited, lively
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quirk
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a peculiar way of acting
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regale
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entertain agreeably
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shiftless
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lazy
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abdicate
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to resign
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crusade
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a strong movement
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negate
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to nullify
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pivotal
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vitally important
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tenet
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an opinion, belief
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tractable
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easily managed
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ungainly
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clumsy, awkward
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voracious
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having a huge appetite
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attest
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to bear witness
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forlorn
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totally abandoned and helpless
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steadfast
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firmly fixed, constant
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vaunted
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much boasted about
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villify
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to abuse or bellitle unjustly
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waif
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a person without a home or friend
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wry
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twisted, turned to one side
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estrange
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to drift apart or become unfriendly
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irascible
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easily made angree, hot tempered
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