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95 Cards in this Set
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hoist
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to raise
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detriment
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a disadvantage
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inane
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silly
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juxtapose
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to put side by side
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vicarious
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indirect
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dissident
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a rebel
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embellish
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to decorate
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inadvertent
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not intended
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squander
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to spend carelessly
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dexterous
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skilled
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precarious
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unsafe
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jurisdiction
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control
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idiosyncrasy
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a personal habit
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emancipate
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to free
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antipathy
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a strong dislike
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egocentric
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self-involved
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inclusive
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complete
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impede
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to hinder
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preposterous
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ridiculous
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advocate
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to promote
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imminent
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likely to occur soon
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connoisseur
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a critic
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symmetrical
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balanced
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plight
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an unfortunate situation
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contrite
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sorry
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germane
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related
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lucid
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easy to understand
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distraught
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anxious
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verbose
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wordy
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conspiracy
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a plot
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cursory
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hurried
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superfluous
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unnecessary
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incongruous
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contradictory
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exonerate
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to be found not guilty
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clandestine
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concealed
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liability
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a handicap
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indigenous
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native
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reinstate
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to put back
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prolific
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creating abundantly
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contingency
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a possibility
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indiscriminate
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unselective
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depreciate
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to become less valuable
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relegate
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to send
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terse
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short
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tenet
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a principle
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sedentary
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involving much sitting
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bolster
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to support
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sedentary
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involving much sitting
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nebulous
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indefinite, unclear
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bolster
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to support
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solicitous
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attentive
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nebulous
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indefinite, unclear
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discretion
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good sense
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solicitous
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attentive
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ambiguous
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unclear
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discretion
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good sense
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precipitate
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to bring on
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ambiguous
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unclear
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proliferation
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a rapid increase
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precipitate
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to bring on
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dormant
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not active
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proliferation
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a rapid increase
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diverge
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to go in different directions
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dormant
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not active
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disseminate
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to spread
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diverge
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to go in different directions
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corroborate
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to confirm
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disseminate
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to spread
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charlatan
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a con artist
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corroborate
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to confirm
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optimum
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ideal
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charlatan
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a con artist
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gregarious
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outgoing
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optimum
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ideal
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gregarious
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outgoing
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facetious
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funny
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irrevocable
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not reversible
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illicit
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unlawful
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sporadic
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irregular
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lethargy
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inactivity
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sensory
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of the senses
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scrupulous
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ethical
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ostentatious
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showy
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subsidize
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to pay for
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predisposed
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likely
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solace
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relief
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sham
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something false
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inquisitive
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questioning
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replete
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filled
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equivocate
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to be unclear
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fortuitous
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accidental
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impeccable
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flawless
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liaison
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a link
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propensity
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a readiness
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reprehensible
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shameful
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