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20 Cards in this Set
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placid
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calm; peaceful
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indignant
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offensive or insulting; a feeling of strong displeasure of something unjust
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talisman
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lucky charm
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abrasive
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rough coarse or harsh
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bilk
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cheat or defraud
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covert
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undercover secret disguised hidden/ a shelter or hiding place
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nuance
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slight variation or subtle difference
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renown
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well known; fame
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tangent
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going off main subject
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cower
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to crouch as in fear or shame; recoil in fear
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haste
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swiftness or speed; urgent need of quick action
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harangue
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a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack
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labyrinth
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a maze
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nullify
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to render or declare legally void or invalid/unimportant
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replete
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stuffed or gorged with food or drink/ complete
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credible
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trustworthy
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enigma
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a puzzle or a person of puzzling character
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harbinger
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omen or sign
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reprehensible
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shameful or very bad
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blatant
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obvious
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