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100 Cards in this Set
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Atone
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to make up for
a tone' |
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bondage
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slavery
bon' dage |
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credible
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believable
cred' |
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defray
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pay for
fray' |
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diligent
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hardworking
dil' |
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doleful
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sad
dol' |
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ghastly
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frightful
ghast' |
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hamper
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hold back
ham' |
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hew
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shape
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impoverished
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poor
pov |
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incessant
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non stop
cess' |
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intricate
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complicated
in' |
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lucid
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easy to understand
lu' |
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posthumous
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after death
pos' |
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prim
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overly neat
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sardonic
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mocking, sarcastic
don' |
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superfluous
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excess
per |
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supplant
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to take the place of
plant' |
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taunt
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jeer, insulting remark
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tenacious
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holding fast, stubborn
na' |
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adieu
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goodbye
dieu' |
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advent
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arrival
ad' |
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apex
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highest point
a' |
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assimilate
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absorb fully, to adopt as one's own
sim' |
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bogus
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false
bo' |
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exorbitant
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excessive
or' |
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interim
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temporary
in' |
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inundate
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overflow, overwhelm
in' |
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malign
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speak evil of
lign' |
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meander
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wander
an' |
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metropolis
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city
trop' |
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momentous
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important
men' |
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obstreperous
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noisy, unruly
strep' |
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pensive
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melancholy
pe' |
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perilous
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dangerous
per' |
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shoddy
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poor quality
shod' |
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sprightly
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lively
spright' |
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surly
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angry, rude
sur' |
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tirade
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long angry speech
ti' |
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vagrant
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wanderer
va' |
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assurance
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freedom from doubt
sur' |
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asylum
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institution for care of people
sy' |
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console
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comfort
control panel sole' con' |
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dilate
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become larger or wider
di' |
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dross
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waste
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dwindle
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lessen
dwin' |
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flippant
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unserious
flip' |
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immunity
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resistance to disease
mu' |
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institute
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establish
organization in' |
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liability
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debt, disadvantageous
bil' |
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preposterous
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ridiculous
pos' |
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pugnacious
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fond of fighting
na' |
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rabid
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furious
rab' |
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realm
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kingdom, region
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rejuvenate
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make young again
ju' |
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remunerate
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pay, reimburse
mu' |
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sparse
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scattered
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sterling
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genuine
ster' |
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venture
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risky, to dare
ven' |
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warp
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twist out of shape, abnormality
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auxiliary
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assistance, assistant
xil' |
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candid
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frank, sincere
can' |
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cubicle
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small compartment
cub' |
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drudgery
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tiring work
drudg' |
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envoy
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messenger
en' |
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escalate
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elevate
es' |
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expedient
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useful, means to an end
spe' |
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feign
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pretend
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flair
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talent
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grievous
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serious
grie' |
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heterogeneous
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diverse
ge' |
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horde
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many
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impel
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force
pel' |
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incredulous
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skeptical
cred' |
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inscribe
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write
scribe' |
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monologue
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speech by an actor
mon' |
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prognosis
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forecast
no' |
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rasping
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harsh sound
ras' |
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repugnant
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offensive
pug' |
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scuttle
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to get rid of
scut' |
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adept
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skilled
expert dept' a' |
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aspire
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hopes or plans
spire' |
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bleak
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bare, dismal
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chide
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scold
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despicable
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worthy of scorn
spic' |
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diminutive
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small
min' |
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emancipate
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free from slavery
man' |
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erroneous
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incorrect
ro' |
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exploit
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to make use of
deed, feat sploit' ex' |
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extemporaneous
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done on the spur of the moment
ra' |
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impair
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damage
pair' |
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invincible
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unbeatable
vin' |
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languid
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sluggish
lan' |
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mire
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mud
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obtrusive
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forward, sticking out
tru' |
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preamble
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intro
pre' |
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render
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deliver
ren' |
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rugged
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rough
rug' |
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skeptical
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inclined to doubt
skep' |
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slipshod
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sloppy
slip' |
