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60 Cards in this Set
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something added
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addendum
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inclined/eager to fight
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bellicose
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very strange
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bizarre
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being aware
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cognizant
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mental stability
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equanimity
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to avoid doing
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eschew
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requiring immediate attention
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exigent
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to make more intense/effective
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hone
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impregnate/inspire with feelings or opinions
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imbue
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lacking of moderation
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imtemperance
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fearless
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intrepid
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to rise in the air
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levitate
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close to death
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moribound
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condition when many cultures coexist in one society
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pluralism
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brilliant;shining
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resplendent
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to harangue/speak strongly
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declaim
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return or move backwards
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retrogress
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a small piece or amount
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snippet
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to destroy/overthrow/impair
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subvert
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a flatterer
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toady
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act of unrestrained behavior disregarding consequences
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abandon
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to confuse or to bewilder
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bemuse
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proper behavior
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decorousness
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a state of balance between opposing forces
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equilibirum
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the distinguishing character of values of a specific people or area
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ethos
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to explain, clarify the meaning
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explicate
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disrespectful, characterized by improper bold behavior
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impudent
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to bury
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inter
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to treat one with importance or as a celebrity
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lionize
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division into two opposite positions
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polarization
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mutual,interacting
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reciprocal
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an answer to a reply
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rejoinder
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unwilling to yield or to adjust
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restive
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to subject to verbal abuse
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revile
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a strong feelings of disgust or dislike
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revulsion
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to cut or to separate
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sever
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an amount that is more than what is needed
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surplus
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to overturn
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topple
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to conquer, overpower
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vanquish
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a sudden and impulsive action
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whim
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Warmth or heat of emotion; extreme force, vigor, or energy
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ardor
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Marked by careful and unremitting attention, constant in application
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assiduous
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brutal without reason, having the attributes of a savage
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bestial
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Agreement; concurrence in attitudes,
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concord
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to cause one to become confused
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confound
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To put off action until a future time; to delay
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defer
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to divide into sections or parts
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dissect
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to show clearly
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evince
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insolently rude, not within the proper bounds of good taste or manners
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impertinent
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without life
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inanimate
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flexible and graceful
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lithe
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inept, awkward
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maladroit
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toned down or silenced
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muted
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calculated to decieve
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perfidious
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Repetitious, superfluous
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redundant
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A body of retainers who follow a prince or other distinguished person
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retinue
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Bending in and out in a serpentine or wavy form
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sinuous
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to bring under ones control
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subjugate
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to take possession or authority over something without right
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usurp
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great sorrow, grief, or misfotune
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woe
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