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20 Cards in this Set
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adroit
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skillful
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averse
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having a deep-seated distaste; opposed
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amicable
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friendly
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belligerent
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warlike; aggressive; one at war
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benevolent
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kindly
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cursory
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hasty
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duplicity
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treachery
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extol
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to praise extravagantly
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feasible
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possible
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meticulous
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extremely careful; particular about details
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grimace
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a wry-face; to make a wry face
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holocaust
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a large-scale destruction especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a brunt offering
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impervious
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not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
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impetus
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a moving force
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jeopardy
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danger
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nostalagia
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a longing for something past;
homesickness |
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quintessence
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the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
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retrogress
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the move backwards; to return to an earlier condition
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scrutinize
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to examine closey
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tepid
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lukewarm; unenthusiastic
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