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21 Cards in this Set
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness, eagerness
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apparition
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a ghostly figure, a phantom
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ardor
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a strong enthusiasm, strong devotion
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blithe
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cheerful, carefree
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cataract
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a large waterfall, great dowmpour
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cogent
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forcibly convincing
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fervid
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intensely impassioned eager emotional, zealous
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irate
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very angry enraged
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lucid
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easily understood, clear, sane
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maelstrom
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larfe a nd violent whirlpool
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malice
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desire to do harm to others, spite
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morose
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sullenly melancholy, gloomy, ill-humored
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pensive
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engaged in deep thought, meditative
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pithy
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short and meaningful
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recluse
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one who lives in souitude or seclusion, a hermit
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terse
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effectively concise, short
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tome
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a large scholary book
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trite
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commenly used, overused, lacking originality
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verdure
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fresh, vibrant greenness, flourishing vegitation
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zeal
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fervor, enthusiastic and diligent devotion
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miasma
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poisonus atgmosphere, a noxious atmosphere or influence
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