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34 Cards in this Set
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Quibble
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criticism or to object
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Jargon
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slang or gibberish
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Paucity
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Scarcity
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Unheralded
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Unpredicted or unannounced
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Ingenuity
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Cleverness
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Paradox
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Contradiction
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Ominous
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Threatening
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Innate
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Native
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Vanquish
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to conquer
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Synchronize
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to cause to happen at the same time
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Stoic
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Impassive or unmoved
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Surfeit
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an excess
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Marred
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to inflict damage
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Revere
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admire
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reminiscence
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recollection
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Cynicism
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pessimism or negativity
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Usurp
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to seize
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Presumptuous
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to assume unauthorized responsibility
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Infallible
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incapable of error
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redundant
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unnecessary
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Implausible
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unlikely
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indomitable
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unconquerable
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wily
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sly
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wry
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distortion of facial features
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preclude
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prevent
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dupe
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to fool
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lurid
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shocking or gruesome
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trite
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worn by use
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mundane
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ordinary
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nullify
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invalidate
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ghastly
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horrible
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extraneous
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foreign or irrelevant
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Reticent
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reserved
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taciturn
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shy
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