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50 Cards in this Set
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adulterate
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to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
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ambidextrous
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able to use both hands equally well; very skillful
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augment
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to make larger, increase
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bereft
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deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
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deploy
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to position or arrange; to utilize
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dour
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stern,unyielding; gloomy, ill-humored
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fortitude
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courge in facing difficulties
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gape
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to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
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gibe
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to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn
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gues
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anextenal appearance,cover, mask
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insidious
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designed or intended to decieve or entrap; sly treacherous
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intimation
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a hint, indirect suggestion
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opulent
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wealth, luxurious; ample
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pliable
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easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
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reiterate
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to say again, repeat
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stolid
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not easily moved, mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
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tentative
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experimental in nater; uncertain, hesitant
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unkempt
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not combed; untidy
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verbatim
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word for word' exactly as written or spoken
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warily
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cautiously, with great care
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adroit
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skillfull, expert in the use of hands or mind
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amicable
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peaceable, friendly
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averse
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having a deep-seated destaste; opposed, unwilling
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belligerent
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given to fighting, warlike; one at war,one engaged in war
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benevolent
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kindly, charitable
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curosry
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hasty, not thorough
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duplicity
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treachery, deceitfullness
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extol
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to praise extravagantly
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feasible
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possible, able to be done
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grimace
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a wry fave, facial distotion; to make a wry face
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holocaust
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a large-scale destruction, espcially by fire; a vast slaughter
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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 somthing past; homesickness
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quintessence
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the purest form of something; the mose typical example
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retrogress
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to move backward; to return to an ealier condition
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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tepid
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lukewarm; unenthusiastic,marked by an absence of interest
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holocaust
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a large-scale destruction, espcially by fire; a vast slaughter
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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 somthing past; homesickness
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quintessence
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the purest form of something; the mose typical example
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retrogress
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to move backward; to return to an ealier condition
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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tepid
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lukewarm; unenthusiastic,marked by an absence of interest
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