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35 Cards in this Set
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harsh in taste or odor
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acrid
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refer to casually or indirectly
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allude
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majestic
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august
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the direct opposite
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antithesis
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warlike in manner or temperament
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bellicose
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irritation or humiliation
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chagrin
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secret concealed
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clandestine
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sympathy pity
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compassion
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final
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conclusive
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large destructive fire
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conflagration
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slander or libel
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defamation
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not respectable
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disreputable
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in high spirits, jubilant, extremely pleased
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elated
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worthy of imitation
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exemplary
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an exact copy
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facsimile
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a noisy quarrel or brawl
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fracas
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minute
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infinitesimal
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a route of travel, a record of travel, a guidebook
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itinerary
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lounge
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loll
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talkative, wordy
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loquacious
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ordinary
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nondescript
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slow-moving, sluggish
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phlegmatic
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to appease, soothe, pacify
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placate
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distinguished bravery
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prowess
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to subdue
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quell
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disagreeably harsh-sounding, disorderly
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raucous
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to give up or resign something
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renounce
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reserved
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reticent
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repeal, cancel
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rescind
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to chew the cud
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ruminate
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extremely loud
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stentorian
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sleepy, drowsy, inducing sleep
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somnolent
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capable of being touched, real, concrete
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tangible
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a final proposal or statement of conditions
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ultimatum
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eager, honest, devoted
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zealous
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