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40 Cards in this Set
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profusion
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overabundance; lavish expenditure
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elusive
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hard to grasp; baffling
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divergent
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differing; deviating
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incongruous
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absurb; not fitting the circumstances
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homogeneous
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of the same kind
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miserly
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stingy; mean
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exhaustive
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comprehensive; thorough
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proximity
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nearness
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disinclination
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unwillingness
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cryptic
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mysterious
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superflous
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unnecessary; excessive
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turbulence
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state of violent agitation
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virtoso
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highly skilled artist
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discord
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conflict; argumentation
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notoriety
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ill fame; disrepute
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impede
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to hinder; block; delay
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mitigate
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moderate; appease
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impair
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to injure or hurt
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consensus
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general agreement
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zealot
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fanatic; one who is obsessive in his beliefs
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explicit
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totally clear; definite
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disparity
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difference; inequality
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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decorum
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orderliness; good taste in manner
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austere
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forbiddingly stern; simple; unadorned
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coercion
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use of force to get someone to obey
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induce
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persuade; to bring about
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meticulous
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excessively careful; painstaking
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nurture
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nourish; educate
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oblivion
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obscurity; forgetfulness
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succinct
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brief; terse; compact
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rebuttal
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response with contrary evidence; refutation
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euphemism
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mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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hierarchy
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arrangement by rank or standing
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somber
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gloomy; depressing; dark
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gregarious
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sociable
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innocuous
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harmless
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gravity
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seriousness
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ingenious
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clever; resourceful
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frivolous
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lacking in seriousness; carefree
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