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100 Cards in this Set
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guile
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cunning
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virtuoso
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masterful musician
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static
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stationary
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stolid
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emotionless
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extreme
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intense
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soporific
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sleep inducing
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profane
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unholy
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tedious
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boring
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tranquil
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calm
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hangar
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storage facility for planes
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ponder
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to think over deeply
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voluminous
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spacious
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astute
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intelligent
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austere
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stern
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marred
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bruised
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diffident
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timid
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parsimony
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stinginess
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meticulous
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especially careful
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deter
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to prevent
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vindictive
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revengeful
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uproar
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confusion
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desecrate
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to profane a holy place
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sporadic
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scattered
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indulgent
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lenient
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sobriety
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seriousness
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acclaim
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praise
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sanction
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official approval
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obscure
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unclear
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heed
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to listen to
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rigorous
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strict
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embrace
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to hug
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vital
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alive
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ominous
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threatening
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exemplify
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to serve as an example
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acquiesce
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to agree
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foolhardy
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overly brave
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hyperbole
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an exaggeration
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revere
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to worship
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nullify
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to make unimportant
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predicament
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a difficult situation
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modest
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shy
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drone
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to talk on and on in a dull way
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incidental
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occuirng accidentally
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soloist
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individual performer
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dearth
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a lack of
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contempt
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reproachful disdain
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prosaic
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dull
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tangible
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touchable
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jeopardy
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danger
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dispassionate
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without passionate
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stanza
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verse
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opaque
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dark
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euphony
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pleasant sound
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emulate
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to strive to equal or excel
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material
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substantial
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ameliorate
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to make better
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indifferent
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not really caring
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digress
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to go off the subject
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lucid
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clear
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benefactor
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a generous donor
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apprehensive
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worried
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pompous
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arrogant
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erratic
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inconsistent
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apocryphal
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false
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compliant
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yielding
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ponderous
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heavy
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vulnerable
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in danger
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fallacious
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false
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innovate
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to be creative
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motive
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a reason to do something
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surreptitious
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secret
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auspicious
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favorable
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facilitate
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to make easier
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ascetic
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hermitlike
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lure
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attraction
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enthrall
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to thrill
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vertical
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upright
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anxiety
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deep nervousness
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detrinental
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harmful
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enhance
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to make better
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refute
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to disprove
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brevity
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briefness
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erroneous
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incorrect
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inspire
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to encourage
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immutable
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unchangeable
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monarch
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a single ruler
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determined
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firm of purpose
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effectual
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effective
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distant
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unfriendly
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scrupulous
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strict
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scrupulous
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strict
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prudent
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careful
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explicit
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stated
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benevolent
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kind
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neutral
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unbiased
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exhaustive
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thorough
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fickle
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capricious; unpredictable
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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hindrance
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an obstruction
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impulsive
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tending to act thoughtlessly
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