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70 Cards in this Set
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Prodigious
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extraordinary in size; quantity or degree
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confiscate
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to legally take someones property
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junket
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a trip made by public officialsat public expense
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Simian
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resembling a monkey
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Nuance
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a subtle distingtion or variation
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entreat
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a plead in with order to persuade
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preclude
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to rule out in advance
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propensity
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an intense natural leaning toward something
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delectable
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highly pleasing, delicious
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pungent
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causing a sharp or irritaion sensationstrong stinging bitiong
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Pithy
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to the point concise
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usury
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the loaning of money at a rate above the legal limit
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wrest
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to pull free or to move by violent twisting
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Maxim
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a general truth stated in the form of a saying
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chagrin
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distress of the mind caused by humiliation dissapointment or failure
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bristle
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to arise and stand stiffly and erectly
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bullock
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a young bull; castrated bull
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modicum
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a very small amount
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assessor
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one who determines the material value of something
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brigand
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a robber
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hedonism
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the belief that pleasure or happiness is the good in life
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zenith
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the highes pint tht can be reached
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iota
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an very small amount
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sinous
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marked by a strong, smooth, intricite movement
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flaunt
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to display openely and proudly; too much pride
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austere
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stern and cold in appearence or manner giving little or no hoppe for pleasure
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dank
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unpleasantly moist or wet
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gadfly
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an unusually anoying person who provokes others
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rueful
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causing another to feel pity or sympathy
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truculent
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harsh belligerent destructive
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incorrigable
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not manageable
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stratagem
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a cleverly laid plan
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opaque
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of a dark nature; letting through no light
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vent
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to give release to negative feelings
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prevaricate
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to deviate from the truth
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bohemian
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living an unconventional life; relaxed and laid back
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debility
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weakness or feebleness of the body or mind
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paucity
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indicating a small number or amount of something
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soporific
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marked by sllepiness or lethergy
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unctious
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marked by a smug, ingratiating false earnestness or spirituality
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reparation
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compessation as for damage
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arcane
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know or knowable only to one having the key
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genre
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a category of artistic composition
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espouse
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to take up and support as a cause
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automaton
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something that automatically goes off on its own
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disconsolate
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so unhappy that nothing can bring comfort
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judiciously
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wisely; discreetly
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pith
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the core or essential part of something
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triennial
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occurring once every three years
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stolid
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having or expressing little or no emotion
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Duress
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a condition of supreme power
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essence
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the very nature of a thing something in its concentrated form
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wanton
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recklessly or arrogantly ignoring justice, decency or morality
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rotund
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plump chubby
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nymph
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one of the minor divinities of nature in ancient mythology
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ascetic
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characterized by self denial poverty by choice spiritual discipline
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pathos
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an emotion of sypathetic pity
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inanimate
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lacking conscienceness or power of motion on its own; not lively
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domicile
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a persons home
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triannual
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occurring 3 times a year
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gesticulation
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an expressive gesture used to show strong feeling
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congruous
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being in agreement or harmony
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weasel
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to escape or evade situatio or obligation
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coagulate
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to bcome viscous (thick) form into a soft mass
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risque
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very close to being improper or indecent or sugggestive
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conflagration
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large destructive fire
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conjecture
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conclusion arrived at by guesswork
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crypt
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a room wholly or partly underground
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undulation
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a rising and falling in waves; a wave appearence outline or form
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orb
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a spherical body basketball eye sun
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