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65 Cards in this Set
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diminutive
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small, undersized, tiny, compact
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diligent
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hardworking, assiduous,
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depreciation
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belittling, lowering
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demure
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sober, shy, seemly, modest
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debacle
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failure, defeat, fiasco
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credible
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believable, likely
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congenial
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agreeable, pleasant, friendly, amiable
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concerted
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planned with others, joint, combined
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comport
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bear oneself, behave, agree, concur
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cleave
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cut, split open, sever, halve, clasp, cling to
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chide
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blame, scold, upbraid, rebuke
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catalyst
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instigator, spur, stimulus
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brunt
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main impact, blow, shock
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boorish
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rude, vulgar, gauche
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autocratic
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in power, bossy, tyrannical
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apex
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highest point, tip, peak, acme, summit
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annihilate
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destroy completely, demolish
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abase
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lower in esteem, lower, demean, humble
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divulge
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to tell. reveal; to make public, disclose, impart, spill the beans, leak
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doleful
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sad, dreary, sorrowful, mournful,
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dormant
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inactive, in a state of suspension, sleeping, resting, still, quiet
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dubious
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causing uncertainty, hesitant, questionable, suspect, unsettled, undecided
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envoy
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agent, ambassador, emissary, messenger
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garble
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to distort, jumble, scramble, confuse
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glib
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ready and fluent in speech. insincere, thoughtless
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harangue
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deliver a loud ranting speech, rant, lecture
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harry
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harass, torment, badger, hound, ravage
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hew
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to shape, cut down with an axe, to hold to, chop, hack, fall
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illustrious
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very famous, distinguished, renowned, celebrated
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impenitent
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not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors
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incorrigible
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not able to be corrected, beyond control, unruly, incurable
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incredulous
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disbelieving, skeptical, dubious, mistrustful
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influx
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a coming in, inflow, invasion
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interim
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the time between, temporary, interval, interlude, stopgap
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intricate
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complicated, difficult to understand, complex
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inundate
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to flood, overflow, submerge, deluge, swamp
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knave
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tricky, unprincipled fellow, rascal, rouge, scoundrel
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languid
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drooping, without energy, sluggish, lazy
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lithe
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limber, bending easily, supple, flexible, pliant
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lucid
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easy to understand, clear, sane, intelligible
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malign
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to speak evil, slander, evil, defame, wicked
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mire
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mud, wet, swampy ground, to get stuck, marsh, bog
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morose
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having a gloomy, not friendly, morbid, doleful
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obstreperous
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noisy, unruly, wold, rowdy, uncontrolled
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obtrusive
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forward, thrust out, brash, impudent, protruding
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pensive
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thoughtful, dreamy, reflective, wistful
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perverse
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stubborn, turned away from, contrary, wayward
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plaintiff
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one who begins a lawsuit, accuser
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prattle
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to talk aimlessly, foolish, babble, baby talk, chatter, piffle
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prognosis
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a forecast, prediction, projection
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protract
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to draw out, lengthen, prolong, extend, spin out
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rancid
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stale, spoil, foul, rank
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reek
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unpleasant smell, stench, stink, smell
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render
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to cause to become, perform, deliver, extract, furnish, submit
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repugnant
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offensive, disagreeable, distasteful, hateful
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rivulet
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a small stream, brook, creek
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sardonic
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mocking, sarcastic caustic, wry
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spurn
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refuse with scorn, disdain, turn down, reject, decline, snub
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subterfuge
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trick, dodge, blind, ruse
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succumb
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to give way to, yield, submit, die, expire
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threadbare
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shabby, old worn, frayed, seedy, ragged, trite
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untenable
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not capable of being held, can't maintain, groundless
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vindicate
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to clear from hint or charge, justify, absolve
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wane
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to lose size, strength, power, diminish, decline, subside, dwindle
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wily
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sly, shrewd, clever, tricky, artful, cagey
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