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90 Cards in this Set
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to burden
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encumber
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collapse into disaster
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debacle
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embarrassment
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chagrin
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shrewd
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astute
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to be a customer of
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patronize
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absurd
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farcical
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about to happen
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imminent
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fatherly
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paternal
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have doubt
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incredulous
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abstinence from alcohol
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sobriety
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belittling
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derogatory
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to make weak
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debilitate
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dull
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insipid
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sensible
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judicious
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easily shaped
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malleable
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deep
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profound
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irritable
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irascible
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anxiously concerned
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solicitous
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standard
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criterion
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sharp
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pungent
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to assert without proof
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allege
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essential
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integral
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cautiously
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gingerly
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intense
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acute
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self-satisfied
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complacent
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practical
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pragmatic
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faithfulness
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fidelity
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incite
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instigate
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waste
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squander
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lack of seriousness
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levity
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calculated
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contrived
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abrupt
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brusque
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to be enraged
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incensed
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to waver
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vacillate
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gullible
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credulous
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favoritism among relatives or in the work place
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nepotism
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hostility
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animosity
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poisenous
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noxious
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participation in wrongdoing
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complicity
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changeable
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mercurial
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to contemplate
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ruminate
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a general agreement
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consensus
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to go around
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circumvent
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talkative
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loquacious
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deteriorate
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degenerate
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done with indifference
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perfunctory
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self-directed
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autonomous
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cure-all
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panacea
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concise
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succinct
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stray from the subject
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digress
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criticize
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reprove
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wave your arms
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gesticulate
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aware
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cognizant
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quiet
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reticent
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argumentative
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contentious
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constant
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incessant
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easily manageable
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docile
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strive to equal
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emulate
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abusive language
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invective
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matchless
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inimitable
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insignificant
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paltry
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instead of
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in lieu of
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spacious
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commodious
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loud and unrestrained
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vociferous
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beyond correction
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incorrigible
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take back what was said
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recant
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lazy
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indolent
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ordinary
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mundane
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of great evil
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enormity
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like a lion
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leonine
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annoy
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vex
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uplifted
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edified
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talk down to
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condescend
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to persistently teach
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inculcate
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scold
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reproach
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recognize as different
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distinguish
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unfavorable
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adverse
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thrifty
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frugal
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exaggerated
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superfluous
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cranky
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petulant
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frantic
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frenetic
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scholar
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savant
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difficult
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arduous
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thoroughly annoy
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exasperate
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boldness
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audacity
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sluggishness
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lethargy
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slight offense
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peccadillo
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fruitful
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prolific
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confront
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accost
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zeal
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fervor
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