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70 Cards in this Set
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abstinence
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self-denial
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adversity
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difficulty, hardship
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affable
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agreeable
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness
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amass
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to gather alot of something
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antediluvian
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ancient
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avarice
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greed
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ballad
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a song that tells a story
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banal
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commonplace; boring
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bequest
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gift
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billowing
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swelling
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blanch
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to become pale
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bliss
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great joy
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bounty
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reward
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carp
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to complain
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concede
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admit as true
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conventional
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ordinary
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debunk
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demystify, reveal an untruth
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digress
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to wander from
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discredit
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disgrace
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disingenuous
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not sincere
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dissuade
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talk out of
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divisive
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creating disunity
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dogmatic
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dictatorial, insisting upon one's point of view
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emulate
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imitate one who is admire
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erratic
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irregular, unpredictable
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evanescent
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tending to vanish like vapor
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exacerbate
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aggravate, worsen
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exculpate
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free from blame
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genesis
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opening, beginning
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gullible
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believing all one is told
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ignorant
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unaware, uninformed
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impose
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compel, to force on another
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inanimate
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lifeless, not moving
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incisive
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sharp; very direct
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indiscernible
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not able to be told apart
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inert
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inactive, lifeless
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invective
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insult
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irrevocable
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unchangeable
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lament
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mourn
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latent
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dormant, present and inactive with the capability of being active
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lax
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careless; lenient
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lucid
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i) clear, intelligible ii) sane
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lush
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luxurious, rich in vegetation
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magnanimous
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generous, noble
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malice
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hatred, spite
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morose
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sullen, depressed
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novel
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innovative, new
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opulent
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extremely rich, luxurious
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paragon
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a model of perfection or excellence
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perfunctory
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done mechanically, without attention or care
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philanthropic
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generous, promoting good to man kind
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profess
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to declare openly
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recant
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to take back one's remarks or faith
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refute
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to disprove
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remorse
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regret, especially for having done wrong
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renounce
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refuse to recognize or obey
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revere
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to adore
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scorn
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disdain, to treat as unworthy
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shrivel
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to dry up, to shrink
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solitude
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isolation
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spacious
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roomy
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strut
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to parade about
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taut
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tightly stretched
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trivial
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insignificant; commonplace
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truncate
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to shorten
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unflappable
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self-assured, difficult to upset
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vilify
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say awful things about someone, malign
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vindicate
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free from blame
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voracious
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greedy, having an enormous appetite
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