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50 Cards in this Set
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Dwindle
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shrink
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Artificial
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fake
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Reaction
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response
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Mentor
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counselor
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Alias
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assumed name
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Dignity
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pride
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Tread
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a type of slow walk, to tread is to walk as if you are dragging something
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Exhausted
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tired
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Commotion
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uproar
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illustrate
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draw
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Athority
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expert
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Invention
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creation
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Sympathy
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understanding
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Clamor
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shout, loud noise
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Proclaim
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announce
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Collide
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crash
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Transform
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change
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Liberate
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release, free
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Jubilee
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festival
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Delicate
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fragile, easily broken
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Decline
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decrease
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Disseminate
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to spread out or broadcast
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Plethora
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excess, a lot of something
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Spurn
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scorn or reject someone
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Tumult
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havoc, disorder
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Imminent
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about to happen, impending
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Buffoon
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a fool
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Paradox
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oxymoron, contradiction
example: jumbo shrimp bitter sweet wise fool |
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Orbit
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to go around, revolution
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Sentry
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a watch, people who look out for certain things
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Harbinger
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messanger, tells something si about to happen
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Condone
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approve of, support
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Trepidation
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fear
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Industry
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hard work, diligence
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Waive
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let it pass, give up
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Buffet
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tossed around
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Dearth
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lack of, very little
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Ostentanious
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show-off, showy or flashy
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Frequent
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happens regularly or often
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Fatal
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can kill you, lethal
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Pompous
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to be stuck up or pretentious
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Enigmatic
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mysterious
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Adhere
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to stick to, to stay with something
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Trying
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very demanding or strenuous
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Murky
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dark, mysterious, gloomy
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Keen
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very smart or sharp
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Coddle
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treat gently or baby it
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Headstrong
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stubborn, does not like to listen to anyone else
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Propel
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to thrust forward or project
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Phobia
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great fear or anxiety
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