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65 Cards in this Set
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gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter
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mirth
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a hater of mankind
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misanthrope
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to soothe or to appease
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mollify
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state of being forgotten
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oblivion
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difficult to see, vague
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obscure
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dull of mind, insensitive, stupid
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obtuse
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makes unnecessary, prevents as a result of anticipating
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obviates
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deserving hate or contempt
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odious
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threatening
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ominous
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not allowing the passage of light, mot transparent; hard to understand
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opaque
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to ease pain, guilt or intensity
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palliate
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extreme paleness usually relating to the face
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pallor
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tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable
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palpable
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a loud ringing (usually of bells)
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peal
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showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant
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penitent
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small and insignificant
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petty
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unreasonable touchiness or irritability
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petulance
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devotion or reverence to God
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piety
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peaceful, calm
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placid
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mournful and expressing sorrow
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plaintive
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exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance, bombastic
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pompous
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very heavy, unwieldy from weight
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ponderous
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a doorway (especially a large one)
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portal
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a sign or forewarning
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portent
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future generations, all descendants of a person
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posterity
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powerful, having a strong effect
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potent
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a monarch, very powerful ruler, sovereign
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potentate
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meaningless sounds, babble
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prattle
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a very steep cliff or mass of rock, the brink of something dangerous
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precipice
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exceptionally early in development or occurrence
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precocious
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preference
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predilection
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ancient, relating to the earliest ages
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primeval
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abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity
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prolific
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preference, natural inclination
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propensity
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nearness; kinship
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propinquity
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correct conduct
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propriety
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unusual in character or appearance
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quaint
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the regular process, procedure, or system of doing something
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regimen
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to protest, to make objections
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remonstrate
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filled to capacity, abundantly supplied
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replete
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to make repayment or to return
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requite
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to honor, to regard with respect
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revere
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very plump, round
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rotund
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wise, astute, shrewd, very discerning
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sagacious
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sparkling, shining, or flashing
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scintillating
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very diligent, industrious, accomplishing with painstaking care
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sedulously
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one who keeps guard as a sentry
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sentinel
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to comfort or to cheer
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solace
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one who supports a cause with firm partisanship, resolute
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stalwart
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beyond what is needed or required, an overflow
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superfluous
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to delay in coming or going, to linger
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tarry
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turbulent, stormy
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tempestuous
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a book that is a large volume
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tome
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sluggish, inactive, dull
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torpid
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not readily noticeable, inconspicuous
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unobtrusive
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a wanderer who does not have a home
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vagrant
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to honor, to revere
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venerate
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a passing from one thing to another, change of luck
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vicissitude
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having excellent morals, ethical; righteous, noble
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virtuous
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a distant view seen through an opening
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vista
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impaired, corrupted, or made ineffective
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vitiated
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marked by great volume or size
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voluminous
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pleasurable to the senses, sensuous
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voluptuous
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very pale and sickly
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wan
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a clever and witty remark, pun
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witticism
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