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20 Cards in this Set
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adroit
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skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind
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amicable
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peaceful, friendly
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averse
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having a deep-seated distate, opposed, unwilling
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belligerent
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given to fighting
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benevolent
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kindly, charitable
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cursory
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not thorough
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duplicity
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deceitfulness
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extol
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to praise
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feasible
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possible, able to be done
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grimace
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wry face, facial distortion
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holocaust
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large-scale destruction, especially by fire
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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, impulse, stimulus
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jeopardy
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danger
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meticulous
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extremely careful, particular about details
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nostalgia
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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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a move backward, to return to an earlier condition
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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tepid
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lukewarm; marked by absence of interest
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