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75 Cards in this Set
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conjecture
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an opinion, guess, speculation
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accord
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agreement
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acute
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sharpness or severity
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allegory
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symbolic representation of an abstract idea; something standing for another thing
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allusion
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indirect reference
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amenable
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willing to agree; submissive
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anathema
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bad spell, curse
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approbation
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official approval
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barbarity
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brutal, inhumane conduct
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beneficent
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performing acts of kindness
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cajole
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to persuade with flattery
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caveat
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warning or caution
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deference
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respect to a superior
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deplorable
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unfavorable conditions
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desolate
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deserted, abandonned
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drivel
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talk trashy, meaningless chatter, nonsense
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incessant
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continuing without interruption
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incisive
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penetrating clear and sharp as an expression
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inclement
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bad weather, unmerciful
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indubitable
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too apparent to be doubted, unquestionable
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infamy
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evil fame or reputation
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earnest
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determined and eager
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ediface
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building of imposing size
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emancipate
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to free from bondage
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emulate
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strive to equal or excel
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enumerate
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count off or name one by one
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evanescent
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vanishing quickly
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exult
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leap for joy
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hackneyed
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lacking creativity, cliche
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heterodox
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unorthodox
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impertinent
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irrelevant
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precocious
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advanced in development
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inscrutable
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not understood; mysterious
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invariably
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constant, not changing
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lassitude
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lack of energy; indifference
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lurid
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gruesome, revolting, shocking
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marrow
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most essential or vital part
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melancholy
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feeling of thoughtful sadness; gloomy
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misdemeanor
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crime less serious than felony
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nebulous
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hazy, vague, indistinct
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nutriment
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agent that promotes growth and development
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orthodox
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conforming to doctrine
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pathos
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rising feeling of sympathy
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perverse
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contrary in a stubborn way
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physiognomy
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physical features of the face
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plebeian
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common person (can be an adj)
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proclivity
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natural inclination or tendency
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prodigious
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advanced in development
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propagate
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reproduce, spread
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propinquity
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nearness of proximity
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providence
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God's will or care
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quicken
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to speed up; restore life
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raiment
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clothing
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rend
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to divide sharply
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repudiate
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reject validity
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salient
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prominent or conspicious
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scathing
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harsh, critical
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scintillating
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animated, clever
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scruples
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hesitation arising from principle
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simulate
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look or act like
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stringent
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strict, extracting, severe
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sustenance
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something that sustains
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tempest
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storm
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throng
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multitude of people or crowd
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toil
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to work in a plotting way
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transcend
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to exceed or go beyond
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usury
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loaning money with high interest
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vagrant
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tramp, wanderer, vagabond
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venerable
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a praise-worthy adjective
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vestment
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elaborate, formal clothes
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vigor
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power, energy, force
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vitriolic
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harsh, corrosive in tone - harsher than scathing
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vivacity
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lively , spritely
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wanton
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hard to control, undisciplined
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ameliorate
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to ease or subdue
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