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39 Cards in this Set
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Mural
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Large painting
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Sporadic
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Separate
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Extraneous
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Alien, superfluous
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impervious
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invulnerable, impenetrable
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incontrovertible
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indisputable
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bolstered
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supported, reinforced
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Doggedness
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unyielding, obstinate
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aggravated
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worsened
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Vacillation
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irresolution, oscillation
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demeaning
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degrading
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hitherto
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until now
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mercenary
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venal, corruptible, avaricious
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altruistic
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moral, philanthropic
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stymied
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hindered, confounded
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spurious
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counterfeit, sham, bogus
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idyllic
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pastoral, simple, sylvan
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unmarred
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unmutilated, unharmed
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pristine
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undefiled, untouched
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hallowed
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venerable, holy
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eclectic
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made up of various sources
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invidious
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hateful
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impromptu
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w/o preparation
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leery
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wary, suspicious
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leer
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a sly look
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clandestine
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secretive, confidential, surreptitious
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reticent
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silent, not to be spoken, uncommunicative
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sanguine
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optimistic, buoyant
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reckon
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Compute OR assume
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dogmatism
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unfounded positiveness in matters of opinion
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doctrinaire
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impractical theorist OR dogmatic
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autonomous
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independent
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intransigence
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refusal to agree or compromise
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vociferous
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loud, noisy
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garrulous
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talkative, babbling, wordy
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effusive
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excessively demonstrative
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frugal
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thrifty, scanty
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taciturn
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quiet, reserved
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munificent
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generous
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dour
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sullen, severe
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