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64 Cards in this Set
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cheerful willingness;readiness;liveliness
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alacrity
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strong dislike;repugnance;antipathy
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aversion
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not done of one's own free will; automatic; unintentional; spontaneous
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involuntary
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unwilling;averse;disinclined;reluctant
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loath
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have an intense aversion to;detest
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loathe
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will
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volition
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upward slope
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acclivity
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highest point;pinnacle;summit
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acme
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farthest point from Earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
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apogee
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arranged in order of increasing force & interest
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climatic
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perfect;superb;carried to the highest degree
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consummate
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high rank
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eminence
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standing out;notable;famous
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eminent
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of the heavens;celestial;airy;delicate;intangible
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ethereal
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lift up with joy, pride, etc.;elate
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exalt
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very steep;overhanging place;cliff
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precipice
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steep as a precipice
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precipitous
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standing out above others;superior
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preeminent
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redirect the energy of a person's impulses into socially & morally higher channels
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sublimate
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elevated;noble;exalted;uplifting
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sublime
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farthest point opposite the base, as in a triangle or pyramid;apex
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vertex
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highest point;culmination
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zenith
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deserving contempt;sunk to a low condition;wrecthed
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abject
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deep;profound;immeasurbaly great
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abysmal
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bottomless;immeasurably deep space
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abyss
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abrupt decline from the dignified or important to the trivial or ludicrous;comedown;bathos
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anticlimax
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deep breach;wide gap or rift
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chasm
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downward slope
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declivity
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most worthless part;sediment at the bottom of a liquid
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dregs
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coarse;low
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earthy
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of low position or condition
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humble
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lower the pride, position, or dignity of;abase;degrade;mortify
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humiliate
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freedom frim pride; humbleness;lowliness;modesty
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humility
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low;mean;subservient;servile
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menial
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lowest point
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nadir
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get to the bottom of;ascertain the depth of;fathom
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plumb
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very deep;deeply felt;intellectually deep
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profound
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deep, narrow gorge worn by running water
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ravine
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of or like a son or daughter
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filial
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of or like a brother
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faternal
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a person's or family's desecent;lineage;pedigree
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genealogy
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good manners
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gentility
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friends & relatives;kindred
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kith & kin
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of or like a mother
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maternal
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favoritism of relatives by those in power
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nepotism
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of or like a father
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paternal
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forefather
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progenitor
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offspring
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progeny
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one of two or more children of a family
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sibling
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pleasant odor;bouquet
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aroma
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sweet-scented;fragrant
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aromatic
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having a pleasant odor;pleasantly odorous or odordiferous
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fragrant
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stale-smelling;musty;moldy
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fusty
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substance yielding a pleasant odor when burned
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incense
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ill-smelling;stinking;fetid;unpleasantly odorous
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malodourous
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offensive to smell;disgusting
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noisome
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pertaining to the sense of smell
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olfactory
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sharp in smell or taste;acrid;biting;stimulating
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pungent
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stinking from decay
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putrid
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unpleasant to smell or taste from being spoiled or stale
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rancid
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having a strong, bad odor or taste;offensively gross or coarse
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rank
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emit a strong, disagreeable smell;be permeated with
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reek
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smell;perfume
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scent
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unpleasant to taste or smell
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unsavory
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