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25 Cards in this Set
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Antiquated
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out of date, old-fashioned
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Arable
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bearing, breeding, with child
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Ascendancy
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upperhand, power, control
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Atrophy
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waste, weaken, shrivel, wither
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Clandestine
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secret, concealed, furtive
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Conciliate
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make peace, reconcile, soothe
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Cursory
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brief, passing, quick, hasty
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Derision
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scorn, ridicule, contempt, disrespect
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Enmity
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hate, hostility, bad feeling
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Extricate
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get out, free, remove, rescue
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Forbearance
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patience, self-control, tolerance
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Frivolous
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playful, light-hearted, dizzy
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Garrulous
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chatty, talkative
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Impetuous
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busy, productive, diligent, active
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Industrious
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busy, prodcutive, diligent, active
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Infamous
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notorious, wicked, recognized
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Insolence
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disrespect, rudeness, audacity
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Levity
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humor, cheerfulness, jokiness
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Oblivion
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forgetfullness, void, nothingness
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Paradoxical
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absurd, illogical, impossible
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Perjury
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lying under oath, false swearing
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Rancor
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resentment, bitterness, spite
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Sycophant
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flatterer
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Vacillating
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indecisive, hesitant, of two minds
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Vivid
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bright, stunning, dramatic, flamboyant
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